Covid UK news LIVE – Brits may wear face masks FOREVER and virus will ‘always be with us’ as Brazil variant fears grow
BRITS may have to wear face masks FOREVER as coronavirus will “always be with us,” warns England’s deputy chief medical officer.
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said the pandemic has changed how Brits approach hygiene and that some habits that we have adopted still stay with us.
And the new Brazil strain of coronavirus is a “concern,” says the Prime Minister as the variant leaves many questions “still unanswered.”
It is the third new strain of Covid that has been identified, following the more contagious variant was first identified in the UK, followed by another from South Africa.
Meanwhile, First Minister Nicola Stugeon has cracked down on lockdown – with several new rules being introduced in Scotland including a ban on all outdoor boozing, click-and-collect on essential items only and a ban on people collecting takeaways indoors.
The move comes as the UK suffered its worst ever day for coronavirus with 1,564 more people dying within 28 days of a Covid diagnosis.
Positive cases also rose by 47,525 – bringing the total number of infections to 3,164,051 – as ministers debate whether lockdown rules should be tightened in England and Wales as well as Scotland.
With the latest coronavirus wave still surging across the UK, police have threatened to dish out heavy fines to anybody they see breaking the rules – and supermarkets have launched a crackdown on those not wearing masks.
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