People in the country are happy for lasting the pandemic virus. UK has given first dose of Pfizer Vaccine to over 3.5 lakh people so far. The virus is breaking new horns and fangs!
The new strain is seriously troubling Britain, which has already been hit twice by the virus. Britain Scientists named the new virus strain as VUI-202012/01“Variant Under Investigation” in December 2020. This causes more worrisome to UK people. Compared to the type that spread earlier this year, it is spreading 70 percent faster and is causing concern.
In fact, positive cases have been on the rise in Britain for some time now. Over one lakh cases have been registered in the last five days. Most of them are believed to be due to the new strain. UK has announced it will impose lockdowns in southern England, including the capital London when coronavirus was in early stages, from early Sunday with similar restrictions. Sanctions were imposed across England until December 30 to prevent people from gathering during Christmas. Prime Minister commented that the ban was widely criticized as a time when the festival should be celebrated but citing the seriousness of the situation government took the decision.
America is looking into the developments happening in United Kingdom. Italy has detected its first case of a new coronavirus strain, after a traveller had returned home from the United Kingdom. European countries, which have observed developments in Britain, are canceling flights from there. The Netherlands suspended until January 1. Belgium also stopped trains. Germany plans to block flights from Britain as well as South Africa, where the new strain of the virus is severe. France, Italy and Australia are on a similar path.
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