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Boris Johnson and his ministers are considering more holiday restrictions tonight in an effort to combat a new mutant strain of Covid-19 hitting London and the South East.
Reports suggest that the prime minister could make a new announcement tomorrow about the mutation of the virus, which is estimated to be up to 50 percent more contagious.
A government source told The Sun: “What we don’t know yet is whether the new strain is more or less likely to harm you, but what we have learned is that it will spread from person to person much more easily and that. it’s what we’re really worried about. ”
It may be too late to change the law on Christmas bubbles, however, it is suggested that Johnson could strengthen advice on traveling in and out of the capital and home counties.
Another source told the newspaper tonight: “This is a live and fluid situation, but it doesn’t look good and we have to act fast.”
It comes when the government was warned that the current tiered system is not enough to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Independent members of Sage said the measures are not effective enough and have varying effects in different regions.
While one member of the group, chaired by former senior scientific adviser Sir David King, said the government was not proactive enough.
Dr Kit Yates, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bath, said: “I think the levels at the moment are clearly not sufficient.
“Level 2 is not enough to do anything almost anywhere, level 3 is enough to reduce cases in some regions, but not in others.”
He added that there are differences between different regions in terms of their population density and demographics, which changes the way people mix with each other.
Dr. Yates said: “One rule will not be enough to reduce cases in all regions.
“I think there are other reasons why the cases could be increasing. Particularly at this point, I think that the going online of the vaccine has meant that people maybe relaxed a bit and decided to let their guard down because they can see this. light at the end of the tunnel.
“I think the message from the government around Christmas, suggesting that it’s okay to get together, has meant that a lot of people have relaxed, potentially letting their guard down early.
“We see a lot of people on crowded shopping streets, and this is clearly not going to help.
“I think at the moment the levels are not tight enough, besides having open schools and mingling outdoors with people.
“But that doesn’t mean they won’t be good enough in a different situation.”
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