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The WHO asks “to strengthen controls.” Waiting to know the efficacy of the vaccines also against the new strain discovered in England
The WHO asks “to strengthen the controls”. Waiting to know the efficacy of the vaccines also against the new strain discovered in England
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The new variant of the coronavirus identified in the UK is “out of control”, said British Health Minister Matt Hancock. The new strain of the virus that appeared in England would have a much higher transmissibility, quantified by 70% more. But there is no evidence that it can be resistant to vaccines in distribution, said the head of the British health authority, Chris Whitty.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made it known that it is in “close contact” with the UK authorities and is committed to providing all updates to other Member States “as we learn the characteristics of this variant (of the virus) and its implications “. WHO also announced that the new variant has also been identified in Australia, the Netherlands and Denmark (where there are currently 9 registered cases).
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Stop flights from the UK
The Netherlands was the first country to declare a stopover for flights from the United Kingdom, until January 1, after the discovery of a case of contamination with the new British variant of the coronavirus. The decision was then followed by Belgium (which also suspended trains to London) and Italy, where the last direct flight to London Heathrow took off at 15.12 from Fiumicino airport, with 55 passengers on board. “Anyone who is already in Italy from Great Britain must undergo an antigenic or molecular swab contacting the prevention departments,” said Health Minister Roberto Speranza, who signed the order valid until January 6.
And while WHO Europe calls on countries to “strengthen controls”, recommending “increasing sequencing capacity” of the virus to better understand the risks posed by the variant, Germany and France are also in the process of suspending ties with the Kingdom. . United. Tickets for Eurostar trains from London to Paris sold out an hour after rumors about the French decisions.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and President of the European Council, Charles Michel, met by videoconference to take stock of the new variant of the coronavirus.
