{"id":1078,"date":"2020-12-19T16:58:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T00:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2021-02-15T12:25:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:25:11","slug":"news-more-contagious-covid-19-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/2020\/12\/19\/news-more-contagious-covid-19-strain\/","title":{"rendered":"News: More contagious COVID-19 Strain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is not the news I wanted or needed, but it jumped out this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tJohnson U-turn leaves nation\u2019s plans for Christmas in tatters\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tSpread of new Covid strain forces lockdown with a \u2018stay home\u2019 alert for London and south-east Coronavirus \u2013 latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The key quote is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a major U-turn that prompted an immediate backlash from his party, the prime minister placed a third of England\u2019s population under new tier 4 restrictions to counter a Covid strain believed to be up to 70% more transmissible than previous variants.<\/p>from https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/dec\/19\/johnson-u-turn-leaves-nations-plans-for-christmas-in-tatters<\/sub><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

SEVENTY PERCENT?!?!?<\/strong> Yikes. Just when vaccines were starting to tilt the news in a more hopeful direction…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is not the news I wanted or needed, but it jumped out this morning. The key quote is: In a major U-turn that prompted an immediate backlash from his party, the prime minister placed a third of England\u2019s population under new tier 4 restrictions to counter a Covid strain believed to be up to … <\/p>\n

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