London move to heights alert for new variant of Coronavirus found in UK

 World News/Covid-19: Britain's capital are going to be placed under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday amid a "very sharp" spike in Covid-19 cases in London and its surrounding areas and a new variant of coronavirus being identified as liable for the "faster spread", the united kingdom government announced in Parliament on Monday.

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs within the House of Commons that "swift and decisive action" was needed because the doubling rate of the deadly virus has hit just seven days in many of those areas.

Tier-3 restrictions, the highest level in England's three-tier system, mean a near-complete lockdown, with people allowed to meet those they are doing not accept only in outdoor settings and hospitality venues directed to shut apart from takeaways and deliveries.

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"A new variant of coronavirus has been identified in the UK, which may be associated with the fastest spread in the southeast of England," said Hancock.

"We do not know the extent to which this is because of the new variant but no matter its cause, we have to take swift and decisive action which unfortunately is absolutely essential to control this deadly disease while the vaccine is rolled out…We must act now to shift the curve… because when the virus moves quickly, we must move quickly too," he said.

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The minister said that experts had identified over 1,000 cases with the variant, predominantly within the south of England.

"Cases have been identified in nearly 60 different local authority areas and numbers are increasing rapidly. Similar variants have been identified in other countries over the last few months," he said, adding that the world Health Organisation has been notified about the variant which it's unlikely to cause more serious disease than other variants of the coronavirus.

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He stressed that mobile testing and community testing also are being expanded, with another 67 local authorities getting community testing in the week to help areas “move down tiers” and return closer to normal life.

In reference to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine rollout currently underway, Hancock said that thanks to science “help is on its way”, but “this isn't over yet”.

The announcement on Monday means even before the formal review date of the tier system scheduled for Wednesday, London , the South and West of Essex and South Hertfordshire are going to be placed into Tier 3 from 0001 GMT on Wednesday morning.

Initiative to save environment by making sand from glass, Udit Singhal of Delhi included in UN list

Udit Singhal founded 'Glass to send' in the year 2019. Glass to Sand is a zero waste system that transforms glass bottles into sand with economic viability.

Udit Singhal of India possesses a place in the United Nations Green List. Udit Singhal, 18, who lives near Mandi House in Delhi, has been included in the list of 17 people in the '2020 Class of Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals'. it's a platform that encourages the work of youth in their efforts to take care of the challenges facing the planet .

Udit Singhal has started a startup converting glass bottles into sand to get rid of the issues facing the environment. On this achievement found in the UN, Udit said that he's very happy to represent India among the other 16 people. As a young leader, he will work actively towards bringing change. At the same time, he hoped that he could inspire people to become better citizens'. Udit said that because of Corona epidemic , he took part in this program online, if things were normal then he would have gone to ny for this program.

'Glass to send' turns glass bottles into sand

Udit Singhal founded Glass to Sand in the year 2019. Glass to send is a zero waste system that transforms glass bottles into sand with economic viability. Udit said that in 2018, he found plenty of empty glass bottles in his house, in research he found that individuals who don't want to take empty bottles due to less demand, more transport expenses and more storage, which led to empty bottles It remains inside the ground and glass bottles take many years to melt.

About five tons of sand made up of eight thousand kg bottles

Seeing the damage done to the environment by the glass , Udit ordered a machine from New Zealand with special permission from the New Zealand high commissioner in India, and with the help of 65 people, he has collected eight thousand kilograms of bottles from all over Delhi. The bottles are converted into about five tonnes of sand. Udit said that this sand is getting used to create a road, which is more valuable than the sand of the river.

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