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# New Strain

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UK reports record number of new Covid-19 infections as case numbers continue to surge
A total of 41,385 new cases were recorded today.
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Dec 28th 2020, 4:31 PM
People who arrived in Ireland from Britain since 8 December under 'enhanced surveillance'
Dr Colm Henry said NPHET will “be looking at enhanced surveillance of these passengers coming in”.
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Dec 23rd 2020, 9:41 AM
France to ease Covid travel ban from UK - but negative test result needed to travel
The UK government’s chief scientific adviser said cases of the variant strain are appearing “everywhere”.
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Dec 22nd 2020, 7:41 PM
Stormont advises against non-essential travel between NI and both Republic and Britain
People arriving in Northern Ireland will also be advised to self-isolate for 10 days.
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Dec 22nd 2020, 6:56 AM
Eamon Ryan says Ireland will work with UK 'on what comes next' after 48-hour suspension of transport
The Green Party leader also said increased restrictions will come into effect in Ireland “sooner than was originally planned”.
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Dec 21st 2020, 9:10 AM
ECDC says there is a lack of evidence on how bad new virus strain is
The new coronavirus strain is estimated to be 70% more transmissible than previous strains.
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Dec 21st 2020, 8:18 AM
New coronavirus variant spreading to other parts of UK, public health leader warns
The strain has been detected in Wales and Scotland, but not yet in Northern Ireland.
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Dec 20th 2020, 12:31 PM
Explainer: What we do and don't know about the new coronavirus strain reported in the UK
The new variant has not been detected in Ireland to date.
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Dec 15th 2020, 1:47 PM
Deadly E.coli outbreak caused by new strain, says WHO
The World Health Organisation has said preliminary tests suggest the wave of E.coli infection affecting Europeans has been caused by a new, mutant form of two different E. coli bacteria.
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