WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION warn new highly infectious coronavirus strain Britain says is "out of control
European countries banned travel from the UK on Sunday and the WHO called for stronger containment measures as the British government warned that a highly infectious new strain of the virus was "out of control"
Countries worldwide ban arrivals from the UK over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain Britain says is "out of control", as the WHO calls for stronger containment measures
esterday Health secretary Matt Hancock has warned that ministers will fail to get the new strain of coronavirus under control unless the public take personal responsibility for preventing its spread.
He called on all those in the new Tier 4 areas in England to act as if they currently have Covid-19, as he warned cases had “absolutely rocketed" in the last few weeks.
He was speaking as footage emerged showing large queues in London train stations as thousands attempted to flee the capital before tough new restrictions, including on travel.
But doctors’ leaders accused Mr Hancock and other ministers of failing to follow the science last week as they clung to plans to allow families across the UK to meet for almost a week over the festive period.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called the behaviour of people leaving London before tier 4 restrictions began at midnight as "totally irresponsible"
Health Secretary Matt Hancock tells Sophy Ridge on Sunday the Government did not want to cancel Christmas but "it was their duty to act" after seeing the data about the transmissibility of the new strain of covid-19
Patically cancelled the Christmas plans of millions, just days after he said that to do so would be “inhuman”.
The prime minister ordered a strict new lockdown in vast swathes of southeast England and London, issuing "stay at home" orders and banning gatherings in areas in the new tier 4.
Across the rest of England, he also scrapped a planned five-day relaxation of the rules between 23 and 27 December.
Households will be allowed to form Christmas "bubbles" only for a single day on 25 December. Within hours both Scotland and Wales announced they had adopted the same policy. Wales also announced it was entering an immediate lockdown, amid fears of rising case numbers there.
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