Belgium will ban non-essential trips in and out of the country from Wednesday in a bid to curb the spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday.
UK coronavirus variant ‘may be more deadly’: What now for the UK? – BBC Newsnight
Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK may be more deadly, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. How does this affect the road out of lockdown?
New coronavirus strain “may be more deadly” says Boris Johnson – BBC News
Boris Johnson has said there is evidence that the new variant of coronavirus spreading across the UK could be more deadly than the original strain.
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