COVID-19: Indian variant could 'scupper' easing of UK coronavirus lockdown rules, warns expert

COVID-19: Indian variant could 'scupper' easing of UK coronavirus lockdown rules, warns expert
Imperial College's Danny Altmann says "we should be terribly concerned" about the variant as 77 cases are discovered in the UK.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-indian-variant-could-scupper-easing-of-uk-coronavirus-lockdown-rules-warns-expert-12277830

Two new mutant Covid variants first identified in India found in England
They are designated as ‘variants under investigation’.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/covid-variantsindia-found-england-b932510.html

COVID-19: South Asian people faced greater risk than others in England during second wave
While disparities in hospital admissions and death improved for most ethnic groups between the first (February to September 2020) and the second wave ...
Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-south-asian-people-faced-greater-risk-than-others-in-england-during-second-wave-12292026


South Asians in England more at risk during Covid second wave
South Asian communities in England experienced greater levels of Covid-19 infection, severe disease and death during the second wave when compared to ...
Evening Standard
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/covid-second-wave-south-asians-risk-b932779.html

COVID-19: Surge testing in east London borough of Tower Hamlets after Brazilian and South African variants found
The latest developments mean that surge testing is under way for people living in areas in the postcodes E1, E2, E3 and E14.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-surge-testing-in-east-london-borough-of-tower-hamlets-after-brazilian-and-south-african-variants-found-12292334

Boris Johnson’s Covid lockdown dilemma is a grim reminder of December
Once again, the Prime Minister has to decide whether to slam the brakes on our everyday freedoms due to a new threat from coronavirus
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/boris-johnson-covid-lockdown-dilemma-grim-reminder-december-1000735

Covid: Indian variant cases in 86 council areas - Hancock
By Francesca Gillett
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57150131

Pfizer, AstraZeneca effective against virus strain found in India
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been found to be highly effective against the coronavirus variant that was first identified in India, ...
Al Jazeera English
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/23/pfizer-astrazeneca-effective-against-virus-strain-found-in-india


Covid: Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant - study
They are effective against symptomatic disease but protection is low after only one dose, a study says.
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57214596

COVID-19: More local authority areas detect Indian variant for the first time
The variant - B.1.617.2 - was detected in 151 local authorities in the week ending 15 May, an 18% weekly increase.

By Ganesh Rao, data journalist
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-more-local-authority-areas-detect-indian-variant-for-the-first-time-12316886

NEW SURGE UK Covid cases reach 3,000 for first time in a MONTH sparking calls for TIGHTER restrictions
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15077537/uk-covid-cases-tighter-calls-restrictions/


Covid-19: UK breaches 3,000 cases for first time in a MONTH as infections spike 18% in a week
The UK has recorded more than 3000 Covid cases for the first time in a month as fears grow around the spread of the Indian variant. Infections spiked by 18 per ...
Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9621859/Covid-19-UK-breaches-3-000-cases-time-MONTH-infections-spike-18-week.html