Britain needs to vaccinate two million people a week against the coronavirus to avoid a third wave of the epidemic, according to research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). More than 2.3 million cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the country so far and more
The United Kingdom is now cut off from most of Europe after travel was cut off by its closest allies over fears of a new coronavirus being found in the country, wreaking havoc on families and companies just days before end of the transitional period for Britain’s exit from the
“Please, help us leave!”, A German woman begs in a video that is circulating on social networking sites. He is among dozens of passengers on flights from Britain who were stranded at German airports Sunday night through Monday. Cause: the new, much more contagious strain of SARS-CoV-2, found in the
The Turkish government announced yesterday that, like the authorities of many other countries, it has decided to ban passenger flights from Britain and other countries following the discovery of a new, even more contagious strain of the new coronavirus in the United Kingdom. “Following the instructions of the President (of
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was in “constant contact” with British officials about the emergence of a new strain of the coronavirus. This strain spreads faster than the original form of the virus, although it is not considered more deadly. The same mutation has also been found in
New tight lockdown in London and south-east England imposed by British government ahead of COVID-19 outbreak of the epidemic. “It seems that this (epidemic) spread is now fueled by a new variant of the virus,” which is transmitted “much more easily”, “up to 70%”, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson during