Amid concerns over new COVID-19 strain, British PM Boris Johnson s R-Day visit to India on track
There are reports claiming that the visit may not take place due to the rapidly spreading mutated version of the virus in the country. File photo: British PM Boris Johnson (Source: Reuters)
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Updated: Dec 23, 2020, 01:19 PM IST
The United Kingdom is stuck in COVID-19 isolation since Sunday (December 21) after much of the world cut off travel ties due to a highly infectious new COVID-19 strain, halting one of Europe s most important trade routes just days before the Brexit cliff edge.
The new coronavirus strain in Britain, which is said to be about 70 per cent more transmissible, has forced the government to impose a stricter lockdown in capital city of London and southeast England in an attempt to stop the spread.