The Government’s top scientific advisor warned that large swathes of the country were heading for tougher Tier 4 restrictions. Chief Scientific Advisor Patrick Vallance has hinted that the new Tier 4 lockdown could spread - with the new strain of the virus already "everywhere". Sir Patrick confirmed that the new Covid-19 strain which is fuelling growth of the virus in London and the South East has spread around the UK. But Sir Patrick stressed that while it was more infectious, the strain was no more deadly than previous strains. (Image: PA)It said that, as of 9am on Sunday, there had been a further 33,364 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.

Source: Daily Mirror December 21, 2020 17:28 UTC