New COVID-19 Strain “Out Of Control” – UK Health Secretary

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock, on Sunday, said that the government has imposed a strict Christmas lockdown in London and southeast England because a new strain of the COVID-19 was “out of control”.

Hancock warned that the strict measures could stay in place until the COVID-19 vaccine is fully rolled out.

“We acted very quickly and decisively,” Hancock told Sky News, justifying the “stay at home” order and closure of non-essential shops affecting around a third of England’s population.

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“Unfortunately the new strain was out of control. We have got to get it under control.”

Hancock told Sky News that the situation was “deadly serious.”

“It’s going to be very difficult to keep it under control until we have the vaccine rolled out,” he said, adding: “This is what we face over the next couple of months.”

Scientists first discovered the new variant in a patient in September.

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