Mutant Virus DOOM

[AtW]

A ray of good news for the UK is in the FX markets. The weakening GBP is great news for exports.

Roller-coaster on FX, pity we don’t have any charts....

[AtW]

Lorry drivers could offload at ports with no contact and turn around with an export load.

1. Increases costs
2. Might still be deemed as unacceptable risk

International drivers should have been vaccinated among the first

[AtW]

“ The UK has made a serious error by “keeping quiet” about the new Covid-19 strain after discovering it in September, according to a senior Italian government adviser.

“What makes me angry is that the English already knew the variation was circulating in September,” said Walter Ricciardi, a virus expert. “They kept quiet and didn’t warn us. Now we need a lockdown, or at least very severe restrictions”.

Professor Ricciardi told Il Messaggero, a daily newspaper in Rome, that the UK’s tardiness in raising the alert over the new, more transmissible mutation of the virus could ultimately stop millions of Italian schoolchildren returning to school on January 7 as planned.”

Italian virologist attacks UK for failing to warn world of new strain | News | The Times

Even “better” - Boris knew (or it was his job to know) about new strain when he re-opened up way too early in Nov

[DoctorStrangelove]

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/def...ed-Kingdom.pdf

[Hobosapien]

As should mine. But they still trigger the more sensitive.

Those with itchy triggers should try antihistamines.

[ladymuck]

“ The UK has made a serious error by “keeping quiet” about the new Covid-19 strain after discovering it in September, according to a senior Italian government adviser.

“What makes me angry is that the English already knew the variation was circulating in September,” said Walter Ricciardi, a virus expert. “They kept quiet and didn’t warn us. Now we need a lockdown, or at least very severe restrictions”.

Professor Ricciardi told Il Messaggero, a daily newspaper in Rome, that the UK’s tardiness in raising the alert over the new, more transmissible mutation of the virus could ultimately stop millions of Italian schoolchildren returning to school on January 7 as planned.”

Italian virologist attacks UK for failing to warn world of new strain | News | The Times

Even “better” - Boris knew (or it was his job to know) about new strain when he re-opened up way too early in Nov

Reading the link DrS shared, yes there was a case in September but it took time to identify if this, out of the 120k other genome variants our labs have reported, was one that warranted further attention. This was quite an eye-opener:

The UK has an established SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing consortium called COG-UK. It consists of the national public health institutes, National Health Service organisations, academic institutions and the Wellcome Sanger Institute. They are working to keep sequencing coverage high and geographically representative and to keep turnaround times low. The consortium is by far the largest contributor to the GISAID EpiCov database in the world, with more than 120 000 of around 270 000 genomes published so far. This initiative increases the likelihood that emerging variants are identified and can be assessed in a timely fashion.

How much have the Italians contributed towards understanding the genetic makeup of the virus and how it's changing?

[BR14]

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the usual half a tenth of feck all.
and the occasional sports car.

[AtW]

What have the romans ever done for us?

FTFY

[CheeseSlice]

How much have the Italians contributed towards understanding the genetic makeup of the virus and how it's changing?

[rogerfederer]

“ The UK has made a serious error by “keeping quiet” about the new Covid-19 strain after discovering it in September, according to a senior Italian government adviser.

“What makes me angry is that the English already knew the variation was circulating in September,” said Walter Ricciardi, a virus expert. “They kept quiet and didn’t warn us. Now we need a lockdown, or at least very severe restrictions”.

Professor Ricciardi told Il Messaggero, a daily newspaper in Rome, that the UK’s tardiness in raising the alert over the new, more transmissible mutation of the virus could ultimately stop millions of Italian schoolchildren returning to school on January 7 as planned.”

Italian virologist attacks UK for failing to warn world of new strain | News | The Times

Even “better” - Boris knew (or it was his job to know) about new strain when he re-opened up way too early in Nov

Quite the idiotic comment from the professor. Doctors I know have repeated that there are many variants of the virus. These are not "kept quiet" but are broadcast in the scientific communities.

It just so happens that the other variants weren't as contagious as this new variant. In order to determine if something is more contagious, deadly, causes a different or more serious illness, we have to wait for a period of time to let nature take its course. It was not possible to know that in late September. Perhaps the professor wasn't paying attention and would like to blame somewhere for something that has a mix of people. I wouldn't be surprised if similar variants are flying about the USA, given the haphazard nature of the population and the wide cultural make up of the country.