The new variant coronavirus can spread more rapidly, England’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has said. View email online

Subscribe Dec 20, 2020 Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week. New coronavirus variant – key questions answered The new variant coronavirus can spread more rapidly, England’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has said. Boris Johnson: ‘We cannot continue with Christmas as planned’ – what the PM said The Prime Minister has confirmed a tightening of restrictions amid concerns over the rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus. Boris Johnson outlines tighter Covid rules for Christmas as millions plunged into Tier 4 The Prime Minister announced that from Sunday areas in the South East currently in Tier 3 will be moved into a new Tier 4 – effectively returning to the lockdown rules of November. Morecambe GPs begin offering Covid-19 vaccine as part of biggest NHS immunisation programme The first local vaccination services run by GPs have started this week, as the roll out of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history gains further momentum. ‘It’s not worth the risk’: Readers share if they will be mixing with other households this Christmas Readers have shared whether or not they will be mixing with friends and family this Christmas when Covid-19 restrictions are eased. This is every confirmed case of Covid in the North West on Saturday, December 19, 2020 Another 1,530 people have tested positive in the North West, bringing the region's total number of cases to 333,616 as of Saturday, December 19, 2020. There have been 70,185 coronavirus cases in Lancashire since March – here is the full daily breakdown of case numbers for every area in the county The number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lancashire since the start of the pandemic is now 70,185. These are the 15 areas in England with the highest Covid infection rates right now The towns and cities in England with the current highest Covid-19 infection rates have been named by Public Health England (PHE). Boris Johnson to hold urgent press conference amid concerns over new Covid variant The Prime Minister will hold a press briefing today after emergency talks with Cabinet ministers about the new variant of coronavirus. View more news

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