The spread of the Indian COVID-19 strain in the United Kingdom has tripled within the ending week and may lead to a delay in the ease of lockdown across the nation.
The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has admitted that he is ‘anxious’ about the Indian COVID-19 strain which is rapidly spreading in the UK African Today News, New York reports.
The prime minister said, ‘It is a variant of concern, we are anxious about it. There is a range of things we could do; we want to make sure we grip it’.
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Johnson has claimed that the government is actively doing all it can to contain the spread of the virus, stressing that the lockdown-easing plan for England on Monday and June 21 were still intact amidst an increase in the Indian COVID-19 strain.
‘We want to make sure we take all the prudential, cautious steps now that we could take, so there are meetings going on today to consider exactly what we need to do. There is a range of things we could do, we are ruling nothing out.
‘At the moment, I can see nothing that dissuades me from thinking we will be able to go ahead on Monday and indeed on June 21, everywhere,’ he revealed yesterday.
The PM also hinted that the government will carry out door-to-door testing in areas where the virus strain is known to be spreading.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK