The World Health Organization announced on 19 December that they were in close contact with the UK government to find out more about the new coronavirus variant. Acknowledging their official Twitter treatment, the group wrote, “We are in close contact with UK officials about the new COVID19 virus variant. They will continue to share the information and results of their analysis and ongoing studies”. Further, WHO announced that it will update the Member States and the people as it learns more about this mutated new series of SARS-C0V-2 reported in parts of England.
Earlier, scientists in the UK had warned the Boris Johnson administration that a new mutated genome of the virus was causing a more contagious and faster-spreading COVID-19 infection. This was followed by the UK PM going back on the previously announced Christmas rules, as he imposed stricter level-4 restrictions in London and parts of England. “It is with a heavy heart that I must tell you that we cannot continue with Christmas as planned,” the UK Prime Minister said at a news conference. most in the world in my life, “he said. PM Johnson called ‘other European countries’ and announced the new sweeping measures to confirm the lockout.
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Harder steps in Scotland
At the conference, Johnson emphasized that the UK is, in fact, a “dangerous turning point” and must act immediately. He warned that the new guidelines could be in place for up to six months if people blocked the restrictions and did not heed a warning. The new strain of coronavirus was 70 percent more communicative and now requires more than ever to upgrade the three-stage limiting system, Johnson said. Johnson was reportedly criticized by UK Liberal Democrat leaders for acting too late, to be indecisive and to evade earlier warnings. Director Ed Davey said the UK PM was indecisive and had failed the country completely.
Separately, leaders in Scotland and Wales have introduced tougher measures. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told a journalist that the people were not discouraged from mixing with anyone outside their own homes. Traveling with the outsiders on cars and stacking was banned, she said.
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