The UK has reported significant progress since the beginning of their recent set of restrictions. They are now averaging 13,000 cases (¼ of peak) and 700 deaths (½ of peak) per day. 
In an attempt to slow the importation of new variants, Britain will now require travelers coming from 33 select countries to complete a 10-day quarantine in a government-sanctioned hotel.
Scotland is requiring this for all international air passengers.
nytimes.com/live/2021/02/1…
Scotland is requiring this for all international air passengers.
nytimes.com/live/2021/02/1…
In Australia, Victoria continues to track down new locally-acquired cases of the UK variant B.1.1.7. All cases have known epidemiological links to the hotel outbreak. It has not yet been decided whether they will extend their lockdown past the scheduled end date of Feb 17.
Singapore records three straight days with zero locally-acquired cases, with only 11 local cases in the last two weeks. The country of 5.7 million people has only recorded 29 covid deaths.
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