Johnson: The new strain of the virus is more easily transmitted

Britain re-imposes closure due to the new Corona strain

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today, Saturday, the re-imposition of the closure in London and the southeast of England, starting tomorrow, Sunday, which means that families cannot meet during Christmas, in an attempt to stop the rise in infections attributed to a new strain of the emerging corona virus.

The British Prime Minister said in a press conference: "It appears that this spread is fueled by a new type of virus that is transmitted much more easily."

He added: "There is no indication that it is more deadly or that it causes more serious symptoms, or reduces the effectiveness of vaccines."

15 million people are set to come under the restrictions of Covid-19, with a ban on shopping on Christmas (Christmas) and the British being told to stay home by law.

These measures come with the outbreak of a new strain of the virus that causes Covid 19 in London and South East, and is responsible for 60% of new cases in the capital, according to local media.

Starting Sunday, people will be asked to stay home unless they do exercise outdoors, shop for essentials, and for medical, educational and childcare purposes.

And the chief consultant doctor in England, Chris Whitty, had said earlier today, Saturday, that the new strain of the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) that was discovered in Britain is spreading at a faster rate, and that urgent work is being done to ensure that it does not cause a death rate. Top.

"As announced last Monday, the United Kingdom has discovered a new type of Covid-19 virus," Whitty said in a statement.

He continued: "Due to the rapid spread of the new species, the initial data, and the rapidly increasing infection rates, the new strain could spread more quickly."

A spokesman for the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said that the Prime Minister held a conference call with his senior ministers today to discuss concerns about a new strain of Covid-19 virus that is spreading throughout Britain.

The British government recently confirmed that the high number of infections may be partly related to a new type of virus that is more capable of spreading, which prompted it to tighten restrictions in order to limit the spread of Covid 19 in London and other areas of the country.

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