u. k. health security agency says it has mutations that could make it spread and infect people more easily. it adds the variant spike protein is dramatically different to the original corona virus that cobit 19 vaccines are based off. we will be suspending all flights from 6 southern african countries and we will add in those countries to the travel read list. those countries are south africa, namibia recessive, s what teeny. and is involved way and for twana. and we will be requiring anyone that arrives from those countries from foi am on sunday to quarantine in hotels or dr. eric finally thing is an epidemiologist and senior fellow at the federation of american scientists he says assigned so far. i'm not good, it's in transmitting very quickly worldwide. it's also arrived in hong kong and had immediately to break through cases and which luckily were caught in hotel warranty. but it is very worried. and the fact that evaded the vaccines of the 2 people. these 2 people in hong kong were both double. pfizer by onset vaccinated also lends credibility that this virus is very, very basic. and c

u. k. health security agency says it has mutations that could make it spread. and in fact, people more easily, it adds the variance, spike protein, is dramatically different to the original corona virus that cobit 19 vaccines are based on england is putting 6 southern african countries on its travel read list. the early indications we have of the varied is that it may be more transmissible than the delta variant and it, the vaccines that we currently have may be less effective against it. our scientists are deeply concerned about this varied. i'm concerned of course, and that's one of the reasons we've taken this action to day. i will say we don't know enough about this very and no one does. i think probably the u. k knows more the most because the excellent work we do on surveillance. but i think it is right that we take this approach and we remain cautious. well, dr. eric fighting is an epidemiologist and senior fellow at the federation of american sciences. he says, the science so far are not good. it's in transmitting very quickly worldwide. it's also arriv

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u. k. health security agency says the variant has mutations. they couldn't make it spread, and in fact, people more easily, it adds it as a spite protein, which is dramatically different to the original corona virus that covered 19 vaccines. a based on south africa, scientists say they've detected the variant in a small number of people. so far, cases have also been seen in but swanner and hong kong. we will be suspending all flights from 6 southern african countries and we will add in those countries to the travel read list. those countries are south africa, namibia recessive, s what teeny. and symbolic way and for twana. and we will be requiring anyone that arrives from those countries from foi am on sunday to quarantine in hotels. a corona virus infections put the check president back in hospital just hours after his release from a 6 week long stay. 77 year old mila seaman had to cancel a meeting, which was to officially appoint the new prime minister efforts to finalize a new government line up off the recent elections and being delayed by

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u. k. health security agencies says it has mutations that could make it spread, and in fact, people more easily. south african scientists say they've detected a variant in small numbers of people sofa cases have also been seen in botswana and hong kong. we will be suspending all flights from fix southern african countries and we will add in those countries to the travel read list. those countries are south africa, namibia recessive, s what teeny, and is involved way and for twana. and we will be requiring anyone that arrives from those countries from foi am on sunday to quarantine in hotels. you know, the check government has declared a state of emergency in response to surging infections that the new measures include forcing restaurants, bars and clubs to close at 10 pm. hospitals are putting scheduled surgeries and procedures on hold. as cobra. 900 patients fill more beds. the deputy head of sedans governing council has told out a 0 that last month's military takeover was the best option to stop what was a spiral in crisis. gentle mohammed hum don diego says they discussed it with all parties

u. k. health security agencies says it has mutations but couldn't make it spread. and in fact, people more easily, south africa, scientists say that so far they've detected the variant in small numbers of people cases i've also been seen in, but swanner and hong kong. we will be suspending all flights from 6 southern african countries. and we will add in those countries to the travel read list. those countries are south africa, namibia recessive, s what teeny. and is involved way and for twana. and we will be requiring anyone that arrives from those countries from foi am on sunday to quarantine in hotels. a corona virus infections put the check president back in hospital just hours after he was released from the stay lasting 6 weeks. 77 year old meal of simon had to cancel a meeting, which was a to officially appoint the new prime minister efforts to finalize a new government line up after recent elections has been delayed by siemens treatment for a chronic illness, which hasn't been publicly named. the deputy head of sedans governing councils told al jazeera, the

u. k. health security agency, we acted quickly to add 4 other countries to the travel records and gola mozambie by law. we enter. this means that anyone who's not a u. k or irish, national or resident who's been in any of these countries over the previous 10 days will be refused entry. and those who are allowed entry must isolate in a government approved facility a 10 days beyond this red list. we're also going further to put in place a proportional testing regime for a rival from across the world. so will require anyone who enters the u. k to take a p c r test by the end of the 2nd day after they arrive. to south isolate until they receive a negative result. the regulations for this have been laid before the house today and will come into effect at 4 am tomorrow. second, we've announced measures to slow the spread of virus here in the u. k. where making changes to our rules on cell fine, relation for close contacts in england to reflect the greater threat that may be posed by this new varied. so close contacts of anyone who test positive with a suspected case of only con must sell fire slate f

u. k. health security agency says it has mutations that could make it spread, and in fact, people more easily. person in france, according for coordinated, responds to sell people smuggling and the english channel. you ministers been invited to paris for an emergency summit. that's after these 27 refugees microns drowned off the french coast while trying to reach the u. k. police in turkey, her 5 t a gas in attempt to disperse hundreds of protests rallying for women's rights. and mister bull demonstrates this one the government to return to a landmark international treating, signed in istanbul, which is meant to protect women from violence. president, other one, withdrew from the agreements in march. those are your top stories up next is earth rise. we're back in a little under 30 minutes with 30 minutes we'll use we'll see you then. bye bye. compelling. we keeping our distance because it's actually quite dangerous. ambulances arrive at the motion in spite. i still don't feel like i actually know enough about living under fashion. and with life on equal broadcasting, thumbnails have been augu

u. k. health security agency says it has mutations that could make it spread and infect people more easily. it adds that the varian spike protein is dramatically different to the original corona virus. a cubic 19 vaccines are based on southern african sciences, say they have detected the barrier in small numbers of people. so far. cases have also been seen in botswana and in hong kong, helen reese as a senior advisor at the will health organization. she says, while it's right to be consent as much, we still have to learn about the new variant. i think when we see something like this and we don't yet understand it, we must all be very concerned. and scientists have to turn their full attention to trying to understand it, but i don't think people should jump to panic. or we've seen with the delta strain, for example, that it was more transmissible. and it was more resistant to the action of vaccines . the antibodies induced by vaccines, but none the less, the vaccine still prevented severe disease and hospitalization. but that this is why we're now trying to identify how widely spread this is

u. k. in french governments blame each other for a cross channel tragedy. ah, the u. case health security agency says a newly identified corona virus variant that is spreading in southern africa is the most concerning it has seen. and it might evade the immune response generated by both infection and vaccination. it's putting south africa, namibia, the pseudo, but swanner is were teeny and zimbabwe onto its travel read list from friday scientists in south africa, i have requested an urgent world health organization meeting after detecting the variant south africa, public health institute says the strain which was discovered in botswana, as an unusually large number of mutations, our scientists are deeply concerned about this varied. i'm concerned, of course, and that's one of the reasons we've taken this action today. i will say we don't know enough about this for it. no one does. i think probably the u. k. knows more the most heard because the excellent work we do on surveillance, but i think it is right that we take this approach and we remain cautious. while helen reese is a senior regional a