Scientists call for UK lockdown after rapid spread of Covid-19 variant
by Robin McKie, Toby Helm and Jamie Doward from Science | The Guardian on (#5C3ZJ)
Stricter measures needed as cases of mutated virus, linked to UK travellers, are reported across globe
Cases of the new variant Covid-19 virus were confirmed in several European countries on Saturday, including Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. All were linked to people who had arrived from the UK.
Meanwhile, Japan has announced it is banning all new entries of foreign nationals from Monday following the discovery of the variant in travellers from the UK.
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