COVID-19: Indian variant could 'scupper' easing of UK coronavirus lockdown rules, warns expert

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Imperial College's Danny Altmann says 'we should be terribly concerned' about the variant as 77 cases are discovered in the UK.

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player"They are things that can most scupper our escape plan at the moment and give us a third wave. They are a worry."

Prof Altmann said he found it"mystifying" and"slightly confounding" that those flying in from India were not required to quarantine in a hotel. Meanwhile, the group advising ministers on vaccine deployment has recommended that pregnant women should be offered a COVID-19 jab at the same time as the rest of the population.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation had previously only recommended that jabs be offered to pregnant women when their risk of exposure to the virus is high, such as health workers, or if a woman has underlying health conditions.But the fall marked a contrast to rising case rates in other parts of the world.

World Health Organisation director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said coronavirus rates globally were"worrying", as India recorded

 

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We’re not concerned and it won’t “scupper the easing of lockdown rules” despite you, the media, trying to keep this all going. Time to move on and get everyone back to their lives. 👋

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