Fears as Kent Covid strain mutates AGAIN: Scientists warn worrying development sees widespread variant mimic South African one that could be more immune to vaccines
Public Health England has found at least 11 cases of coronavirus where the variant had an extra mutation
This mutation, known to scientists as E484K, appears to make previous immunity to Covid less effective
Scientists say it is inevitable that the coronavirus will continue to mutate this way and it can only be slowed
SAGE experts tried to get No10 to close borders WEEKS ago over South African variant
Minutes from a SAGE meeting on January 21 revealed how it urged the government to close Britain s borders
They also warned geographical travel bans would not work in preventing the spread of South African variant
News comes as it was revealed that officials will go door to door to test people in eight areas in England
Officials will take swabs in Woking, Walsall, as well as parts of London, Kent, Hertfordshire and Lancashire
Public Health England has already spotted 105 cases of the B.1.351 variant, as it is known, across the country
Boris Johnson facing questions as quarantine hotel system not expected to be running for another two weeks
Minutes from a SAGE meeting on January 21 revealed how it urged the government to close Britain s borders
They also warned geographical travel bans would not work in preventing the spread of South African variant
News comes as it was revealed that officials will go door to door to test people in eight areas in England
Officials will go door to door to test 80,000 people in eight areas of England where mutant strain was found
Officials will take swabs in Woking, Walsall, as well as parts of London, Kent, Hertfordshire and Lancashire
Posted on December 27th, 2020
Courtesy The Times (UK)
Science offers hope despite fears about the effect of quick-spreading coronavirus variants
Borders closed, lockdowns were tightened and dire warnings of aggressive new outbreaks were issued. Scientists worried about the vulnerability of children and politicians agonised over shutting schools.
There was scant relief on the coronavirus front last week, as the discovery of an alarming pair of mutant strains played havoc with the Christmas plans not to mention the fraying nerves of Britons, South Africans and a rapidly growing number of other nationalities.
Yet a singular effort by a weary microbiologist in Texas offered at least a glimpse of hope that the mutant army of variant coronavirus strains will ultimately be defeated by science.
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