U.K. Virus ‘Out of Control’; Cuomo Warns of Spread: Virus Update
Bloomberg 12/20/2020
More than 16 million Britons are required to stay at home as a full lockdown came into force Sunday in London and southeast England, part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s effort to contain an “out of control” mutation of the coronavirus. The U.K. reported the most Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic.
European countries responded by suspending travel links. The U.S. doesn’t need to take that step for now, a member of the White House virus task force said, but Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed concern that untested passengers from the U.K. could be carrying the mutation to New York.
U.K. Virus ‘Out of Control’; Cuomo Warns of Spread: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/20/2020
(Bloomberg)
More than 16 million Britons are required to stay at home as a full lockdown came into force Sunday in London and southeast England, part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s effort to contain an “out of control” mutation of the coronavirus. The U.K. reported the most Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic.
European countries responded by suspending travel links. The U.S. doesn’t need to take that step for now, a member of the White House virus task force said, but Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed concern that untested passengers from the U.K. could be carrying the mutation to New York.
Moderna to Begin Delivery; London Lockdown Ordered: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/19/2020
(Bloomberg)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a full lockdown on London and large parts of southeast England in a desperate attempt to stop a new strain of coronavirus that is spreading rapidly in the U.K. The nation surpassed 2 million total infections.
The newly-approved Moderna vaccine will begin distribution across the U.S. starting Sunday, after a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel recommended its use for people 18 and older.
Apple Inc. is temporarily closing all of its retail stores in California as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to surge across the state. New York state’s infections retreated from the record set Friday.