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SAGE experts 'tried to get No10 to close borders WEEKS ago over South African variant' Minutes from a SAGE meeting on January 21 revealed how it urged the government to close Britain's borders They also warned geographical travel bans would not work in preventing the spread of South African variant News comes as it was revealed that officials will go door to door to test people in eight areas in England Officials will take swabs in Woking, Walsall, as well as parts of London, Kent, Hertfordshire and Lancashire Public Health England has already spotted 105 cases of the B.1.351 variant, as it ...

Boris Johnson facing questions as quarantine hotel system not expected to be running for another two weeks  Minutes from a SAGE meeting on January 21 revealed how it urged the government to close Britain's borders They also warned geographical travel bans would not work in preventing the spread of South African variant News comes as it was revealed that officials will go door to door to test people in eight areas in England Officials will go door to door to test 80,000 people in eight areas of England where mutant strain was found  Officials will take swabs in Woking, Walsall, as well as p...

Boris Johnson insisted the coronavirus lockdown is working and vaccines are effective on current variants The PM warned that it is still too early to take our 'foot off the throat of the beast' by easing curbs at this stage He said he was 'optimistic' Britons will be able to go on summer holidays this year but did not give schedule  Two cases of South African strain not linked to travel found in Surrey with 'surge' testing scheme under way Dr Mike Tildesley said vaccination rollout could mean lockdown starting to be eased sometime next month

Dr Mike Tildesley said the jab could introduce huge changes within months Suggested that the lockdown could start to be eased some time in March Came after a weekend of mixed messages from ministers about summer Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that he expected a 'Great British summer'  But Liz Truss said it was 'dangerous' for ministers to go on TV 'making promises'