UK tightens borders and travel rules as variants spark new alarm

PHE data indicates dominant variant ‘more likely to cause serious illness’ as Grant Shapps warns of threat to reopening on 21 JuneCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have moved to tighten Britain ’s borders as new data suggests the Delta coronavirus variant is much more likely to cause serious illness and is circulating more rapidly within schools.With England ’s reopening on 21 June hanging in the balance, the government removedPortugalfrom the green list of countries and added seven more countries to the red list – moves that provoked fury within the travel industry and left many holidaymakers in limbo.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 3, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Peter Walker, Rob Davies, Nicola Davis, Ian Sample and Richard Adams Tags: Coronavirus Grant Shapps Transport policy Medical research UK news Travel & leisure Vaccines and immunisation Politics Science Business Portugal World news Source Type: news