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Independent Sage: Place all regions of England in Tier 4 to suppress spread of coronavirus
Independent Sage:
#We believe that the government must immediately:
- Rescind a relaxation of the rules and ban household mixing on Christmas Day (apart from exemptions and pre-existing bubbles)
- Place all regions of England in Tier 4 to suppress spread of the virus as far as possible while scientists continue to learn more about the new variant.
New Nigerian coronavirus variant P681H “has the 501 mutation”
A new variant of the coronavirus, P681H, has been identified, this time in Nigeria, with a separate lineage from the variants found in the UK and in South Africa, John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said on Thursday. More...
12 more UK B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant cases in Denmark, now 46 in total.
“The Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has received new sequencing results for the English virus variant SARS-CoV-2 Cluster B.1.1.7. More...
Estimated transmissibility and severity of novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern 202012/01 in England
“..the increase in transmissibility is likely to lead to a large increase in incidence, with COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths projected to reach higher levels in 2021 than were observed in 2020, even if regional tiered restrictions implemented before 19 December are maintained”. More...
UK coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, N501Y found in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Two cases of British coronavirus mutation found in Amsterdam
A highly contagious mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which was linked to two weeks of rising infections in the United Kingdom has also been found in two people in the region of Amsterdam. More...
New variant of SARS-CoV-2 ‘may be spreading faster’ in South Africa
A new variant of Sars-Cov-2, which has similarities to the new strain recently discoverd in the UK is spreading fast in South Africa. More...