'New variant' of coronavirus identified in UK, health secretary says

'New variant' of coronavirus identified in UK, health secretary says
It is "highly unlikely" the new mutation will not respond to a coronavirus vaccine, Mr Hancock told the Commons today.
https://news.sky.com/story/new-variant-of-coronavirus-identified-in-uk-health-secretary-says-12161416

Matt Hancock: New variant of COVID-19 causing major outbreak in south of England
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oAgC9e6Nuo

Nicola Sturgeon brands new coronavirus strain 'potentially concerning' and says more 'precautions' could be needed
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned MPs the number of cases involving the new variant was 'increasing rapidly'.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/nicola-sturgeon-brands-new-coronavirus-23166619

COVID-19: Government scientist warns we 'should be very concerned' about new strain
Parts of the UK that haven't seen high numbers of the new strain yet could only be "three weeks behind" Tier 4 areas.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-government-scientist-warns-we-should-be-very-concerned-about-new-strain-12169134

How are Tier 4 restrictions different to Tier
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13538615/tier-4-restrictions-rules-different-tier-3/

January school closures considered as fears grow over new Covid strain's spread among children
Government scientists concerned that children may be fuelling fresh surge of virus across the country.
Telegraph.co.uk
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/12/21/ministers-mull-january-school-closures-fears-grow-new-covid/


COVID-19: New variant could more easily infect children, scientist suggests
The new variant of COVID-19 could more easily infect children, says a member of the government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats advisory group ...
Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-new-variant-could-more-easily-infect-children-scientist-suggests-12169549

Families asked to self-isolate for 10 days if visiting from tier 4 area after Londoners fled capital for Christmas
Jon Rogers
22 Dec 2020, 2:08Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 2:08
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13544504/covid-travel-tier-4-area-london-christmas-self-isolate/

10 signs that you've already had Covid and may be 'protected for 5 months'

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/telltale-signs-you-already-covid-23322865

London coronavirus cases fall in every borough as infections down by third since January 1
Only three London boroughs have infection rates of over 1,000 new cases per 100,000 population, down from 17 last week
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-coronavirus-cases-latest-figures-falling-boroughs-b900087.html

COVID-19: Delaying second dose of Pfizer jab may leave elderly at risk of catching South African variant, study suggests
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-mutation-of-kent-variant-detected-in-samples-could-help-virus-evade-immune-system-12206375

LOCKED IN UK lockdown – Britain won’t be back to normal ‘until summer’ after minister says all over-50s must be vaccinated first
Nick Gutteridge
4 Feb 2021, 12:19Updated: 4 Feb 2021, 14:12
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13945800/lockdown-summer-over-50s-normal/

When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? In 7 years at todays vaccine rates
When will the pandemic end? It's the question hanging over just about everything since Covid-19 took over the world last year. The answer can be measured in ...
Business Standard
https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/when-will-life-return-to-normal-in-7-years-at-today-s-vaccine-rates-121020500099_1.html


Adults between 20 and 49 responsible for over 70% of covid spread
Those aged 20 to 34 were responsible for about 35 percent of the spread, but older adults were responsible for an even larger share of the spread - over 41%, ...
Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-9219315/Adults-20-49-responsible-75-covid-spread.html

Bristol Covid mutation identified as 'variant of concern' as new Liverpool variant is investigated
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-02-09/bristol-covid-mutation-identified-as-variant-of-concern-as-new-liverpool-variant-is-investigated?fbclid=IwAR3uNhd9-cWLl73UsDlfPAMNb-0uFsRW_nNigJl2l39A6qfLzCM0YH7ESR8

Covid: What do we know about the new variants in the UK and will vaccines work against them?
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-01-27/covid-what-do-we-know-about-the-new-coronavirus-variants-and-will-the-vaccine-work?fbclid=IwAR3top8Re0X6CPdzg_YJd2f4AVuNlO-ctQib76I09Hpo5xypuany4NEI8Uc

COVID-19: Boris Johnson says 'we'll have to get used to idea' of autumn booster jabs
The PM tells MPs the move will likely be required as the UK battles the emergence of new variants of coronavirus.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-boris-johnson-says-well-have-to-get-used-to-idea-of-autumn-booster-jabs-12214246

COVID-19 linked with new set of symptoms, according to study of over a million people
Symptoms seem to vary across age groups, with headaches most reported in people aged five to 17.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-linked-with-new-set-of-symptoms-according-to-study-of-over-a-million-people-12214163

Kent Covid variant is 'going to sweep the world', top UK scientist claims - with mutant strain already spotted in more than 50 countries
Variant has been detected in more than 50 countries and is dominant in the UK
Professor Sharon Peacock said variant sequencing will be needed for 10 years
The highly transmissible Kent variant was first detected in in September 2020
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9248751/Kent-Covid-variant-going-sweep-world-scientists-warn.html

Bristol Covid variant could reinfect Brits who’ve had vaccine with fears it could ‘rip’ across UK, Sage expert warns
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14014626/bristol-covid-variant-reinfect-vaccinated/

CDC: Fully vaccinated people don't need to quarantine if exposed to Covid
Other recommendations to slow the spread of the coronavirus, like wearing masks and social distancing, still apply.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-fully-vaccinated-people-don-t-need-quarantine-if-exposed-n1257336?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_nn&fbclid=IwAR2R9R0Nny09OWzK-sLa6ZdC7C6PPQHQvSCA7KRxYyriJxhY4HzwSGMUW5Y

Pfizer says South African COVID-19 variant could reduce protection by TWO-THIRDS as company races for an updated version of the shot
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9271999/Pfizer-says-South-African-variant-significantly-reduce-vaccine-protection.html

UK and California Covid variants ‘have merged into mutated virus’
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/uk-and-california-covid-variants-have-merged-into-mutated-virus/ar-BB1dJK2y

Foetus dies with coronavirus after mother admitted to hospital with deadly disease
Officials at the hospital in Israel said it could not say with certainty whether the coronavirus infection killed the unborn child but the foetus did test positive for the ...
Mirror Online
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/foetus-dies-coronavirus-after-mother-23582498

Foetus infected with coronavirus dies in the womb
The woman, whose foetus died after being infected with coronavirus, was in her 36th week of pregnancy when she was admitted to Meir Medical Center in Kfar ...
Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9309763/Foetus-dies-coronavirus-womb-mother-admitted-hospital.html

COVID-19: This virus will keep evolving - and that makes international travel risky
The Brazil coronavirus variant was imported into the UK just five days before the mandatory quarantine was introduced.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-this-virus-will-keep-evolving-and-that-makes-international-travel-risky-12232682

Brazil covid variant now found in 15 countries NOT on UK’s red quarantine list
THE Brazil Covid variant has now been found in 23 countries around the world - and 15 of them aren't on the UK's red quarantine list. The World Health ...
The Sun
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/politics/14206835/15-countries-brazil-no-on-uk-quarantine-list/


Covid: Hunt for Brazil variant focuses on 379 households in South East
The search for the sixth person infected with the Brazil variant has narrowed to 379 households in the south east of England, Matt Hancock says; The batch of ...
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-56249586

Healthy 17-year-old among latest to die with Covid in the UK
NHS England said 279 people who tested positive for Covid-19 had died in hospital in England
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/healthy-17-year-old-among-19952850

Another new coronavirus variant found in UK as 16 cases spark investigation
The new strain contains the E484K mutation and was identified by Public Health England. Anyone who tested positive and their contacts have been traced and ...
Mirror Online
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-another-new-covid-variant-23609543


Covid-19: Another new variant added to UK watch list
It shares a worrying mutation with the South Africa and Brazil variants of concern.
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56284155