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LONDON, KOMPAS.com – British Health Minister Matt Hancock on Sunday (12/20/2020) said that the new variant of the corona virus was out of control.
As a result, the British government imposed strict Christmas closures in London and the south-east of England.
Hancock also warned that the strict rules could remain in effect until the Covid-19 vaccine is fully injected.
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“We acted very quickly and decisively,” Hancock said. Sky News, while justifying orders “at home” and the closure of non-essential businesses.
This rule will affect approximately one third of the population of “Queen Elizabeth”.
“Unfortunately Pressure recently got out of control. We have to control it, “Hancock said.
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Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Saturday (12/19/2020) that people should cancel Christmas plans and stay home because this new type of coronavirus is spreading much faster.
TO Sky News Hancock said the situation is very dire.
“It will be very difficult to control until we get the vaccine. This is what we will face for the next few months.”
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Reporting from AFPScientists first detected this new variant of the coronavirus in a patient in September.
Susan Hopkins from Public Health England explains to Sky News, reported his party to the government on Friday (12/18/2020), when modeling revealed the new type of coronavirus.
He confirmed figures given by Johnson that this new strain of virus could be 70 percent more contagious, but this is only a preliminary estimate.
“I think 70 percent is the correct number at the moment,” he said.
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