Several European countries have banned flights from the UK when the British government warned that the powerful new strain of the virus was “out of control” and imposed a new strict stay-at-home blockade from Sunday.
“The Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) chaired by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) will meet on Monday morning to discuss the issue of the mutated variant of the coronavirus reported from the UK. The WHO representative in India, Dr. Roderico H Ofrin, who is also a JMG member, is likely to participate in the meeting, “a source told PTI.
An increase in the infection rate caused by the new variant of the coronavirus has led to millions of people entering a new strict stay-at-home lockdown in the UK starting Sunday, with non-essential shops and businesses now closed.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new rules at a briefing at 10 Downing Street on Saturday night, meaning that a planned five-day ‘Christmas bubble’ of relaxed rules has been canceled. in favor of a new level from Level 4 to the current three. level lock system to try to control the increase in infections caused by the new mutation of the deadly virus.
“It appears that the spread is now being driven by the new variant of the virus,” Johnson said.
“We have alerted the World Health Organization and continue to analyze available data to improve our understanding,” said Professor Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer.
“There is no current evidence to suggest that the new strain causes a higher mortality rate or that it affects vaccines and treatments, although urgent work is being done to confirm this,” he said.
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