The appearance of a “new strain” of Corona in Great Britain … and London declares the maximum emergency

British Health Minister Matt Hancock announced on Monday the discovery of a new “strain” of the emerging corona virus in London and neighboring areas, which caused a sharp increase in cases of the deadly virus.

And Britain announced that London and other parts of Britain will enter the “third stage” of closures, which is the maximum degree of closure, due to the sharp increase in cases of the emerging coronavirus.

According to Sky News, it will enter London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will enter the third phase of closures from Wednesday.

This step will mean the closure of thousands of cafes, bars and restaurants in and around the British capital, and only take away food orders will be allowed through home delivery.

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock briefed city officials on the new closures, which will begin at midnight Tuesday.

Citizens will not be allowed to meet in homes, parks or public places, according to the procedural laws of the third phase.

Fans will also be banned from attending football matches again, after a certain number of them were allowed to attend the matches of the teams playing their matches in London.

The number of infections averaged 506 cases per 100,000 residents in the city, one of the highest infection rates since the virus outbreak.