StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: variant of concern

Where people were going on the first Friday of the three UK Lockdowns ? The relative looseness of the second lockdown (November 2020) shows clearly, this was followed by a "tiered" structure. The resulting confusions in these new rules, plus the evolution of the "Kent" variant drove the case rate up again to a very high level, with many deaths as a consequence. However, the third lockdown has greatly reduced UK cases of Covid-19, but much of that will be the result of closing down the education sector. There is also a reduction in deaths, and the vaccination rollout will be having a role with that. Not my Image : Fair Use & public information.

The number of new cases detected in the UK during December 2020 and 9th Jan 2021. [25th December is artificially & significantly depressed] The UK came out of national restrictions back into a tiered structure at the beginning of December, and at least partially because of the detection of a more transmissible new variant [Kent variant], went back into a much stricter national lockdown on 4th January 2021. Not my Image ; Fair Use & public information

As a consequence of spreading in the community of the "new variant" [which probably started in late November / early December - also known as the 'Kent variant'], the UK government altered the tiers [restrictions] with effect from boxing day ie 26th December 2020. It was quickly clear this was insufficient, and national restrictions [similar to the Spring 2020 lockdown] were brought in from 4th January 2021. Not My Image : Fair use & public information