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Londoners ‘face possible travel ban’ as ministers weigh measures to curb spread of mutant covid 19 strain
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Posted on 12/19/2020 6:56:59 AM PST by janetjanet998

Tough new travel restrictions for London and other parts of the south-east are reportedly being considered by Downing Street as ministers try to combat the spread of a new strain of Covid-19.

Boris Johnson reportedly held unscheduled talks about the new “highly contagious” mutated strain, with limits to travel between the capital and the rest of the UK apparently being considered to curb the spread.

According to reports, Mr Johnson held an unscheduled meeting of ministers on Friday amid “growing concern” about the threat posed by the mutant strain – which is thought to be spreading fastest in London and Kent.


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1 posted on 12/19/2020 6:56:59 AM PST by janetjanet998
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The Telegraph is reporting that ministers are considering “cutting off” the area from the rest of the UK, with possible bans between zones where the “highly contagious” coronavirus variant is high and elsewhere


2 posted on 12/19/2020 6:58:03 AM PST by janetjanet998
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To: janetjanet998; Berlin_Freeper
This is boarding between sad and comical now.

Crematoriums from Space: The COVID Wars

3 posted on 12/19/2020 7:11:49 AM PST by KC_Lion
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Tough new travel restrictions for London and other parts of the south-east are reportedly being considered by Downing Street as ministers try to combat the spread of a new strain of Covid-19.

Really, a new strain of CV-19!?

4 posted on 12/19/2020 7:16:27 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Our 2nd Civil War started, Friday, December 11th, 2020! As we can not have real elections anymore)
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This is impossible. No virus ever mutates into a new strain.

Just look at herpes and the common cold...


5 posted on 12/19/2020 7:17:57 AM PST by EEGator
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Will the vaccines work against the new COVID varieties?

I think I read that they tried to target the stem of the viral spike, because it is less changeable than the “head.”


6 posted on 12/19/2020 7:19:58 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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Will the vaccines work against the new COVID varieties?


England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said that while there was no current evidence the variant of the novel coronavirus caused a higher mortality rate or impacted vaccines, urgent work was underway to confirm this.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-discusses-action-after-confirmation-new-covid-strain-spreads-more-quickly-idUSKBN28T0K9


7 posted on 12/19/2020 7:21:30 AM PST by janetjanet998
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It’s a little early to judge the “or impacted vaccines” part of his comment.


8 posted on 12/19/2020 7:25:15 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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Uh oh, Howard. Mutant strain has entered the game and they’re pushing the goalposts even farther back.


9 posted on 12/19/2020 7:26:14 AM PST by circlecity
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The boogieman has become a more scary boogieman! run! Stay inside! We’ll save you!


10 posted on 12/19/2020 7:26:46 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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Wouldn’t that make it COVID-20?

There will be 20, 21, 22, 23, and however many it takes to destroy the middle class and completely take over the economy and people.


11 posted on 12/19/2020 7:27:50 AM PST by cyberstoic (I )
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To: Grampa Dave

One in South Africa too now.


12 posted on 12/19/2020 7:29:10 AM PST by riri (Hope is not a strategy at this point- Sam Andrews)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

It’s a little early to judge the “or impacted vaccines” part of his comment.


Yep

Sort of like watching the first MSM news reports of the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami 10 minutes after the first reports.

“good news only one reported death so far”


13 posted on 12/19/2020 7:30:28 AM PST by janetjanet998
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To: riri

One in South Africa too now.

some info on that with charts showing the strains over time

South Africa says it has identified a new coronavirus variant which appears to be spreading faster and has quickly become dominant. The UK reported a similar discovery earlier this week
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1340055216239030274


14 posted on 12/19/2020 7:32:05 AM PST by janetjanet998
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Higher percentage of virus-caused hospitalizations? Deaths?


15 posted on 12/19/2020 7:38:49 AM PST by Socon-Econ (adical Islam, )
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Effing Chicom bio-weapon

Every Western country in the world is pretty much effed up...


16 posted on 12/19/2020 7:40:08 AM PST by Starcitizen (Thank you to the Senate for passing S.386, turning the US into the third-world shithole of India. )
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To: Grampa Dave

Wouldn’t that be Covid20, the death virus sequel?


17 posted on 12/19/2020 7:52:56 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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We should call this stain: COVID-20

Because it's just this year's flu bro.

18 posted on 12/19/2020 7:55:09 AM PST by KC_Lion
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“Wouldn’t that be Covid20, the death virus sequel?”

I have wondered why our past/current Covid 19 wasn’t Covid-20”


19 posted on 12/19/2020 7:55:55 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Our 2nd Civil War started, Friday, December 11th, 2020! As we can not have real elections anymore)
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To: cyberstoic

Wouldn’t that make it COVID-20?

There will be 20, 21, 22, 23, and however many it takes to destroy the middle class and completely take over the economy and people.

Yep!


20 posted on 12/19/2020 7:57:18 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Our 2nd Civil War started, Friday, December 11th, 2020! As we can not have real elections anymore)
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