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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “There is nothing certain about the mutated Corona strain, nor is there evidence that it is more lethal.” During a press conference on the mutated Corona virus, Johnson assured that the vaccine would be no less effective against this strain.
But Johnson announced new restrictions in some areas of London, which are Level Four restrictions, starting tomorrow Sunday.
Johnson also announced the cancellation of Christmas celebrations in regions experiencing an outbreak of the virus, saying: “The British need to be realistic about the celebrations.” And he asked the inhabitants of the areas of the virus outbreak not to mix with the rest of the population.
He added: “We informed world health about developments related to the mutated Corona strain.”
In turn, the chief medical adviser said that “the previous shutdown in Britain contributed to a decrease in injuries.”
On Saturday, the British government held an emergency meeting to discuss the new mutated strain of Covid-19 and study the possibility of tightening restrictions on the movement of citizens.
The correspondent for Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath stated that “the planned closure in London may be tighter than the previous one.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the cancellation of the holiday celebrations in London.
Britain’s “Telegraph” newspaper reported that Johnson had convened senior ministers on Friday night to discuss ways to contain a new mutated strain of the Corona virus, described as “more dangerous.”
The newspaper added that it is possible to tighten antivirus restrictions, starting on Saturday, indicating that the new measures may include movement and travel restrictions between the southeast of England, including the capital London, and the rest of the country.
Among the proposals is the possibility of taking measures to isolate London, after it is shown that the new mutated strain, which has its origin in Kent, is spreading very quickly amid fears of its transmission to the rest of the provinces.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
A spokesman for the prime minister said he could not yet comment on the report.
According to the newspaper, scientists at the “Button Down” laboratory in Wiltshire are working to test the new strain of the virus and have confirmed fears that it will be transmitted more widely than the original strain of the Covid-19 virus.
From London
A source in the science department said: “There are strong indications that the new strain of the virus is easily transmitted from person to person.”
The newspaper also mentioned that government officials hope to approve a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 developed by “AstraZeneca” and the University of “Oxford” on December 28 or 29, which will help speed up the vaccination campaign.
On Friday, Johnson announced that he expected England to avoid imposing lockdown measures for the third time after Christmas.
And the health authorities began a few days ago to study a new mutated strain of the virus, discovered in the United Kingdom, to determine its role in the current increase in the number of infections.
However, health authorities issued assurances at the time, saying there is currently no indication that this strain causes a more dangerous form of disease or resistance to the vaccine that authorities have high hopes of emerging from the crisis, but what the “Telegraph” newspaper announced on Friday night may change the equation. .
Britain is the first Western country to launch a vaccination campaign, and so far 137,000 people have received a first dose of the “Pfizer-Bionic” vaccine, according to the British Health Ministry.
