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The number of confirmed cases of the Indian strain hit more than 3,400 on Thursday, a rise of 2,000 in just a week.
Germany is stepping up its vaccination rollout, Ukraine is still struggling with its inoculation campaign because of political infighting, and concerns about the transmission of the Indian variant in the UK urge more people to get the jab.
A handful of venues in England with 24-hour licences opened their doors to punters at 00:01 am, with customers braving the freezing temperatures to enjoy an outdoor pint for the first time since January.
Peter Openshaw, an Immunologist at Imperial University, says hospital admissions were the first clue.
In response to the outbreak of a rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus mutation, over 40 countries have banned flights from the UK. At the same time, the UK government has shut down most of London and South East England in a new round of lockdowns. Over the weekend, rank-and-file Londoners flocked to train and bus stations to get out of town while they still could. But according to Business Insider, members of the monied class didn't have to battle for space on an overhead storage bin. Instead, British high society went to London's private jet terminals to catch charter flights out of the country.
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