Europe on High Alert After UK Identifies More Contagious Strain of COVID-19

Europe on High Alert After U.K. Identifies
More Contagious Strain of COVID-19.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced
tighter Tier 4 COVID-19 restrictions in the U.K. .
According to Johnson, the latest lockdown
is due to a surge in COVID-19 cases caused
by a newly identified strain of the virus. .
Johnson said the new strain may “spread
more easily” and be “up to 70 percent” more
contagious than previous strains.
The spread is being driven by the new variant
of the virus … This is now spreading very fast …
It is with a very heavy heart that I say we cannot
continue with Christmas as planned, Boris Johnson, via 'Complex'.
Johnson also stressed that “there’s no evidence”
that the newly identified strain is “more lethal” or
that the vaccine is less effective against it. .
According to CNN, the Republic of Ireland
and France have suspended travel to and
from the U.K. for the next 48 hours.
Bulgaria and the Netherlands have banned
travel from the U.K. until January 2021. .
Other countries that have
temporarily suspended travel
from the U.K. are Austria, Italy,
Romania and Belgium.