UK detects 77 cases of South African COVID variant, nine of Brazilian

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4. If only somebody could figure out how the virus got to the UK from Brazil and South Africa.

It was a mystery last September ...

it's still a mystery today ...

Crowds at Heathrow Airport spark ‘superspreading’ complaints and social distancing concerns



Scenes of big crowds at Heathrow sparked concerns about a lack of social distancing and the potential for coronavirus “superspreading” at the airport.

Pictures emerged on social media of tightly packed queues of people at border patrol in Heathrow Airport on Friday.
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A spokesperson for Heathrow pointed out that immigration halls are controlled by Border Force officials, who are helping to implement new rules around negative Covid tests for passengers, and not by airports.

He added: “We’ve been clear since last May really that social distancing in an airport environment isn’t really possible.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/heathrow-airport-crowds-superspreading-covid-b900902.html

The UK has always valued its traditions:

Sir Richard Wharton: In stage one, we say nothing is going to happen.

Sir Humphrey Appleby: In stage two, we say something may be about to happen, but we should do nothing about it.

Sir Richard Wharton: In stage three, we say that maybe we should do something about it, but there’s nothing we can do.

Sir Humphrey Appleby: In stage four, we say maybe there was something we could have done, but it’s too late now ...