The government is scrambling to limit the impact of the South African variant of coronavirus after a study indicated that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine offers minimal protection against it for mild to moderate infection. With 147 confirmed cases in the UK, what are ministers’ options?
Tougher quarantine rules
A quarantine plan is already being put together, with arrivals from countries seen as high risk from new variants due to face mandatory quarantine for 10 days from 15 February. Labour and other opposition parties have questioned why this is not happening sooner – on Monday, Downing Street said no contracts had yet been awarded to hotels for holding arrivals – or whether the list of countries should be broader. The full plans are not due to be announced until next week.
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