COVID-19: London and Southeast Set Tier 4 Rules-“The Real Cause of Concern” as a New COVID Variant

Boris Johnson continues to meet with the Cabinet in a warning from scientists about the new strain of COVID-19 and the proliferation of infectious diseases.

According to Downing Street, the Prime Minister will host a cabinet call and hold a press conference at 4 pm with UK Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitti and Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Valence.

Sky News understands that PM will announce a series of new measures in London and the Southeast, which will be put into a new Tier 4 and will be further restricted before and after Christmas.

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New variants are believed to be spurring an increase in Coronavirus Incidents throughout the southeast.

Professor Whitti said on Saturday that the UK had informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that a new variant of the coronavirus could spread more rapidly.

“Urgent work is underway to confirm this, but there is no current evidence to suggest that the new strain will cause higher mortality or that it will affect vaccines and treatments,” he said. Said in a statement.

“Given this latest development, it is more important than ever for the general public to continue to take action in their area to reduce infection.”

It came because Wales’ first minister, Mark Drakeford, said he would later chair his cabinet meeting. He tweeted. “I attended four country calls earlier today to discuss serious concerns about the spread of the new Covid variant. I will chair the @WelshGovernment Cabinet meeting today at 2:00 pm.”

Scotland’s Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon will hold talks similar to the Cabinet after the four-party talks, tweeting that “precautionary measures may be needed” to stop the spread of new shares.

There are concerns that the announcement of effective vaccines in recent weeks may have adversely affected compliance with regulations, including self-quarantine requirements.

Sir Jeremy Farah, director of the Wellcome Trust and a member of the Emergency Science Advisory Group (SAGE), said today that the new stock is “the real cause of concern” and “it is important to act urgently now. I warned.

“The impact of increased interactions during the festival is of great concern,” he said, amid a surge in new variants and infections.

From December 23rd to 27th, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland can have up to 3 households, but Wales is limited to 2 households.

Sir Jeremy said that the pace of progress achieved in vaccines, treatment and diagnosis is “amazing” and should be praised, but “we must be realistic. This pandemic is not over. I haven’t changed the fundamentals yet. “

“We may be in an unpredictable stage,” he added.

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Labor has told the prime minister that it intends to stop the epidemic of the coronavirus and that it is “again out of control in some parts of the country.”

“This is a very serious moment and people are worried. The Prime Minister refused to take action to limit the virus that spreads during Christmas,” said Jonathan Ashworth, Executive Director of Shadow Health. So far, he has only provided confusion and determination. “

The Kent NHS announced yesterday that it would suspend non-urgent hospital procedures, saying it was treating twice as many patients as the peak of the first wave in April.

This move came about because the UK’s R number was estimated to have risen between 1.1 and 1.2, according to the latest official statistics. This means that the disease is spreading again.

A vast country of about 38 million people, 68% of the UK’s population, currently lives under the strictest Tier 3 restrictions.

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