New Covid variant ‘worst one we’ve seen so far’, say UK experts
The UK government has brought in urgent travel restrictions for six African countries A new Covid variant, not only thought to be more transmissible than the Delta variant but being labelled as “the worst one we’ve seen so far”, has led the UK government to apply immediate travel restrictions to six African nations said to […]
4 years ago
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine neutralises Brazilian strain in labs
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is said to have a high ability to neutralise the new Brazilian variant After it was discovered that a new variant of the Covid-19 disease was found in Brazil and contracted by a person returning home to the UK, the familiar sense of anxiety amongst government officials and the British public alike […]
5 years ago
More Covid ‘mutations of concern’ discovered in Bristol and Liverpool, says Matt Hancock
New ‘mutations of concern’ of the Covid-19 virus have been found in Liverpool and Bristol, Matt Hancock has confirmed. The health secretary said that 11 new mutations have been identified in Bristol, with another 32 in Liverpool. The government is also stepping up its door-to-door testing drive, which is currently underway in eight postcodes where […]
5 years ago