LONDON : Britain's government needs to bring in tighter coronavirus lockdown rules to avert a fresh wave of deaths from a new strain of the disease, a leading epidemiologist and government advisor warned on Tuesday. Britain reported 41,385 new COVID cases on Monday, the highest number since testing became widely available in the middle of 2020, and English hospitals say they have more COVID patients than during the first wave of the pandemic in April. More than 71,000 people in Britain have died within 28 days of a positive test for the disease. Authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set their own policies on schools and measures to combat COVID. Subscribe to Mint Newsletters * Enter a valid email * Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.

Source: Mint December 29, 2020 09:22 UTC