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LONDON – For London and much of the southeast of England it will be a difficult Christmas to close. The new tightening decided by the premier Boris johnson It is motivated by the fact that the new variant of the coronavirus found in the south-east of England can circulate faster. Chris Whitty, However, who heads the health authority in England, specified that it is not yet clear if this new variant is more lethal.
“With a heavy heart I must announce that we cannot have the Christmas that we had planned,” said the prime minister when announcing the new measures that will be in force from tomorrow for two weeks. The British capital has been included within a new level of anti-covid alert, called ‘Tier 4’, the highest alert level, which provides for ‘Stay at home’ during the holidays. It will not be possible to receive guests in their homes (the only exception is ‘support bubbles’, that is, contacts outside the family that are essential for people in need), all non-essential shops will remain closed and the public will be invited to work from home as much as possible. On December 30, a check-up will be done and it will be decided how to proceed according to the progress of the epidemic.
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“The virus appears to be circulating faster because of a new variant, there is no evidence of an increase in lethality, but it appears to be spreading faster. That is all we know, but we must act now,” Johnson explained in a Press conference. . Then a reassuring note: “Nothing at the moment indicates that the vaccine will be less effective.”
The premier stressed that although the new variant of the virus is concentrated in areas of the United Kingdom in ‘tier 4’, it is present throughout the country. “Everyone should stay in their area and carefully consider traveling abroad,” he added. Those at ‘level 4’ cannot go abroad except in exceptional circumstances.
