May new Covid variants delay the UK’s path out of lockdown? – BBC Newsnight
The UK authorities will enhance testing and vaccination in three English cities amid a surge of the Indian Covid variant. Please subscribe HERE
There are actually 86 native authorities with 5 or extra confirmed instances of the Indian Covid variant, UK Well being Secretary Matt Hancock has stated.
“This is not nearly Bolton and Blackburn,” he stated, referring to the areas seeing a spike in instances.
It comes as hundreds of thousands of individuals can now get pleasure from new freedoms as lockdown is eased in England, Wales and most of Scotland.
However the authorities has warned its subsequent evaluate of social distancing guidelines could also be delayed.
How would possibly new Covid variants delay the UK’s easing of restrictions?
Newsnight’s Well being Correspondent Deb Cohen experiences.