{"id":185929,"date":"2021-04-13T00:15:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T22:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-news-uk-covid-live-lockdown-restrictions-ease-on-manic-monday-as-vaccine-for-under-50s-in-england-could-begin-imminently\/"},"modified":"2021-04-13T00:15:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T22:15:35","slug":"sa-news-uk-covid-live-lockdown-restrictions-ease-on-manic-monday-as-vaccine-for-under-50s-in-england-could-begin-imminently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-news-uk-covid-live-lockdown-restrictions-ease-on-manic-monday-as-vaccine-for-under-50s-in-england-could-begin-imminently\/","title":{"rendered":"SA News: UK Covid live: Lockdown restrictions ease on \u2018manic Monday\u2019 as vaccine for under 50s in England could begin imminently"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.standard.co.uk%2fnews%2fuk%2fcoronavirus-live-lockdown-uk-restrictions-ease-pm-public-b929151.html&#038;c=5524691717818772507&#038;mkt=en-gb\">UK Covid live: Lockdown restrictions ease on \u2018manic Monday\u2019 as vaccine for under 50s in England could begin imminently<\/a>: Additional testing and genomic sequencing will take place predominantly in Wandsworth and Lambeth, where 44 confirmed cases and 30 probable cases of the variant first identified in South Africa were &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.standard.co.uk%2fnews%2fuk%2fcoronavirus-live-lockdown-uk-restrictions-ease-pm-public-b929151.html&#038;c=5524691717818772507&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2fsport%2frugbyunion%2farticle-9463767%2fBritish-Irish-Lions-squad-slimmed-cut-Covid-risk.html&#038;c=957466565192946895&#038;mkt=en-gb\">British and Irish Lions squad slimmed down to cut Covid risk<\/a>: The Lions plan to take a streamlined tour party to South Africa this summer to minimise the risk of a Covid outbreak, according to chairman Jason Leonard.<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2fsport%2frugbyunion%2farticle-9463767%2fBritish-Irish-Lions-squad-slimmed-cut-Covid-risk.html&#038;c=957466565192946895&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2fsport%2frugbyunion%2farticle-9463755%2fLions-interview-Sir-Clive-Woodward-sits-Jason-Leonard.html&#038;c=6318934917679844399&#038;mkt=en-gb\">SIR CLIVE WOODWARD MEETS JASON LEONARD&#8230; Ahead of what will be a &#8216;difficult but memorable&#8217; tour, Lions chairman sits down to talk fans, bubbles, the Springboks and why he was &#8230;<\/a>: Everything seems to change so quickly with Covid. JL: In one way it\u2019s very fluid \u2014 I can be talking to one of the guys in South Africa on the Friday and things have changed by our next call on Monday &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2fsport%2frugbyunion%2farticle-9463755%2fLions-interview-Sir-Clive-Woodward-sits-Jason-Leonard.html&#038;c=6318934917679844399&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2finews.co.uk%2fnews%2fpolitics%2fgovernment-hits-jab-target-early-adults-over-50-offered-covid-jab-953989%3fITO%3dmsn&#038;c=765187929563817622&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Government hits jab target early as all adults over 50 offered Covid jab ahead of 15 April<\/a>: Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser for NHS Test and Trace, said: \u201cThe cluster of cases of the variant first identified in South Africa found in parts of South London, predominantly the &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2finews.co.uk%2fnews%2fpolitics%2fgovernment-hits-jab-target-early-adults-over-50-offered-covid-jab-953989%3fITO%3dmsn&#038;c=765187929563817622&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.heraldscotland.com%2fsport%2f19227152.gregor-townsend-steve-tandy-set-given-lions-coaching-roles-south-africa-tour%2f&#038;c=10598799588158558730&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Gregor Townsend and Steve Tandy set to be given Lions coaching roles for South Africa tour<\/a>: There has not been a Scottish coach involved with the Lions since Ian McGeechan led the world\u2019s most famous touring side to a 2-1 series defeat in South Africa back in 2009 \u2013 but we are led to believe &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.heraldscotland.com%2fsport%2f19227152.gregor-townsend-steve-tandy-set-given-lions-coaching-roles-south-africa-tour%2f&#038;c=10598799588158558730&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.independent.co.uk%2fnews%2fhealth%2fcovid-test-variant-wandsworth-lambeth-b1830374.html&#038;c=14316365862409298642&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Covid: Largest surge test launched in south London over \u2018significant\u2019 cluster of South African variant cases<\/a>: Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser for NHS Test and Trace said: \u201cThe cluster of cases of the variant first identified in South Africa found in parts of south London, predominantly the Lambeth and &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.independent.co.uk%2fnews%2fhealth%2fcovid-test-variant-wandsworth-lambeth-b1830374.html&#038;c=14316365862409298642&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fworld%2f2021%2fapr%2f12%2fsurge-testing-deployed-in-south-london-as-south-african-covid-variant-cases-rise&#038;c=5867852317086204539&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Surge testing deployed in south London as South African Covid variant cases rise<\/a>: It carries a mutation, E484K, which helps the virus evade the immunity conferred by past infection or vaccination. South Africa suspended its use of the Oxford\/AstraZeneca vaccine in February after &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fworld%2f2021%2fapr%2f12%2fsurge-testing-deployed-in-south-london-as-south-african-covid-variant-cases-rise&#038;c=5867852317086204539&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fmetro.co.uk%2f2021%2f04%2f12%2flondon-surge-testing-after-44-cases-of-south-africa-variant-found-14399485%2f%3fico%3drelated-posts&#038;c=10930206130658234149&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Testing blitz after 70 suspected cases of South Africa variant found in south London<\/a>: The largest surge testing operation to date has begun in south London after 44 confirmed cases of the South Africa coronavirus variant were detected. The cluster has been described as &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fmetro.co.uk%2f2021%2f04%2f12%2flondon-surge-testing-after-44-cases-of-south-africa-variant-found-14399485%2f%3fico%3drelated-posts&#038;c=10930206130658234149&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fworld%2flive%2f2021%2fapr%2f12%2fcoronavirus-live-news-warning-as-english-pub-gardens-reopen-india-sees-record-case-rise-overtaking-brazil-total&#038;c=6596831688497160705&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Coronavirus live: Ireland limits AstraZeneca vaccine to over-60s; surge testing deployed in London after South Africa variant found<\/a>: WHO technical chief says people need \u2018a reality check\u2019 as global case numbers grow to 4.4m last week &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fworld%2flive%2f2021%2fapr%2f12%2fcoronavirus-live-news-warning-as-english-pub-gardens-reopen-india-sees-record-case-rise-overtaking-brazil-total&#038;c=6596831688497160705&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.com%2fnews%2fuk-england-london-56726553&#038;c=3075192389196123414&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Covid: Surge testing in Wandsworth and Lambeth after South African variant cluster found<\/a>: Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser for NHS Test and Trace, said the number of cases was &#8220;significant&#8221;. 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What is the Brazil, South Africa and UK &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=B94C9DFF2B774709B93F0058EA34ECE3&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.com%2fnews%2fuk-england-london-56726553&#038;c=3075192389196123414&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Covid live: Lockdown restrictions ease on \u2018manic Monday\u2019 as vaccine for under 50s in England could begin imminently: Additional testing and genomic sequencing will take place predominantly in Wandsworth and Lambeth, where 44 confirmed cases and 30 probable cases of the variant first identified in South Africa were &#8230; Source: &#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[40997,9475,4425,37757,7194,9941,40998,2856,37646,8745,830,20758,4488,14335],"class_list":{"0":"post-185929","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-manic","8":"tag-begin","9":"tag-could","10":"tag-covid","11":"tag-ease","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-imminently","14":"tag-live","15":"tag-lockdown","16":"tag-monday","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-restrictions","19":"tag-under","20":"tag-vaccine","21":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185929\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}