New variant 'likely to become dominant global strain'
The new variant of coronavirus found in the UK is likely to become the dominant global strain, a scientist advising the government has said.Prof Calum Semple, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) which advises the UK government, said the new strain was infecting many more people in the same amount of time than the previous variant.
Asked whether the new variant would become the dominant strain around the world, he told Sky News: "I suspect it will, or strains like it will.
"Because the virus has the evolutionary advantage in transmitting more quickly, it will out-compete all the other strains, and so it will naturally do that."
Read more about the new variant here.
Spain and Portugal latest countries to ban flights from UK
Entry to Spain and Portugal will be suspended for citizens from the UK from Tuesday, Spain's foreign affairs ministry has said.Spanish nationals or residents will be exempt.
Border control in Gibraltar will also be strengthened, the ministry said in a tweet.
Spain MFA:
The Government of #Spain, together with #Portugal, will suspend from tomorrow the entry into the Spanish territory of citizens from the #UnitedKingdom, except nationals or residents in our country. Border control in #Gibraltar will also be strengthened.
Macron still ill with virus as he turns 43
President Emmanuel Macron was still displaying some coronavirus symptoms, but his overall condition was stable, government spokesman Gabriel Attal told reporters earlier on Monday.The French leader, whose birthday is today, tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday last week.
He is in self-isolation at the presidential retreat of La Lanterne, close to the Palace of Versailles, outside the French capital, Paris.
He presided over the government's weekly cabinet meeting via video call.
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