U.K. facing new variant of COVID-19, as risk of a no-deal Brexit looms
A variant of COVID-19 has closed borders and cancelled Christmas celebrations in the U.K., all as the risk of a no-deal Brexit looms. Laura Lynch talks to Hazel Mitchison, who lives and works in London, about the new restrictions, and discusses the political alarm with former Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger. Plus, former Harvard Medical professor and groundbreaking researcher William Haseltine discusses what’s known — and what isn’t — about the new variant of the virus.