lockdown as early as Boxing Day – as the new strain of coronavirus tears through the country. Ministers met with medical officials this evening, December 22, to discuss how to tackle the variant.
It first emerged in September 2020 and circulated until mid-November – eventually causing higher infection rates in Kent, London, and Essex.
The Covid mutation has been detected across the UK, leading to border closures and grounded flights. An announcement on a post-Christmas Tier 4 lockdown could be made on Wednesday, December 23, the Daily Mirror reports.
A source in the meeting said: “The situation is developing quickly so we need to respond at the same pace."It’s more likely that other parts of England could be put into Tier 4 from Boxing.