UK bans flights from Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo in latest bid to stop South African ‘more vaccine resistant’ Covid strain spreading here The UK will introduce a ban on arrivals from the two African nations from Friday The rule will not apply to returning UK nationals, and those with residency rights It … Read more
Florida has become America’s new ‘super-COVID’ hotspot, leading the country in known cases. At least 46 cases of the highly contagious variant first identified in the UK have been found in the Sunshine State, more than double the initial figure of 22. This occurred just 20 days after the first case was identified on New … Read more
The super-infectious mutant strain of coronavirus that was first detected in Kent has spread to at least 60 other countries, the World Health Organization said today. Cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, sometimes known as VOC 202012/01, have been reported in most of continental Europe, as well as in nations further afield including the US, Australia, India, … Read more
Scientists have discovered a new coronavirus variant in California as the state continues to struggle with a rising number of cases and deaths. The strain has been identified in more than one dozen counties and has been linked to multiple outbreaks in Santa Clara County, reported the Los Angeles Times. It remains unclear whether the … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… a new Covid strain By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:06 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 02:06 GMT, 15 January 2021 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on this article:
Ireland now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in the world, with 10,100 confirmed cases per million people being recorded in the last seven days. The Irish premier said the new mutant strain of the virus found in south-east England ‘has had a significant impact on transmission’ in Ireland. Ireland’s hospitals are now ‘beyond strain’ … Read more
Ireland now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in the world, with 10,100 confirmed cases per million people being recorded in the last seven days. The Irish premier said the new mutant strain of the virus found in south-east England ‘has had a significant impact on transmission’ in Ireland. Ireland’s hospitals are now ‘beyond strain’ … Read more
New mutant strain of coronavirus is discovered in Japan – as health officials say it has similarities to highly-contagious variants in Britain and South Africa Unseen strain found in Japan after plane passengers tested positive for virus Four men and women, in their teens to 40s, were found to have the new strain They had … Read more
Greater Brisbane will enter hard lockdown despite recording no new local Covid-19 cases on Friday as the city attempts to stop the spread of a UK strain of the virus. Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the new measures, which includes wearing face masks, on Friday. The lockdown will apply to council areas of Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, … Read more
No new cases of the South African Covid variant have been spotted in Britain over the past fortnight, in a glimmer of hope that the highly-contagious mutation has not yet taken root in the country. Two infections with the mutant form of Covid had been identified on British soil by December 23, Health Secretary Matt … Read more