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Britain finds new more infectious coronavirus variants, people flee London, many countries ban British passage
“The UK has lost control of newer variants of the coronavirus,” British Health Minister Matt Hancock said on June 20.
According to CNN, more and more countries have suspended flights to and from the UK on the 20th due to the discovery of a more infectious variant of the new corona virus.
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On the 20th, the United Kingdom broke the daily record for confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, with 36,000 new cases in a single day. The British government raised the level of epidemic prevention and control in many parts of the country to Level 4 from that day, and London will close again.
According to British media reports, many people rushed to “flee” by various means of transport before the city closed, but this behavior exacerbated the spread of the epidemic.
CNN reported that many European countries have started issuing travel bans against the UK. A spokesman for Downing Street No. 10 said that on Monday British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair an emergency government meeting to focus on international traffic restrictions, especially how to ensure the stable flow of goods in and out. from United Kingdom.
UK finds new, more infectious coronavirus variant
With the arrival of Christmas, the spread of the new corona virus has accelerated in parts of the UK and the epidemic is worrisome. The British government is investigating whether this situation is related to a new mutated corona virus and has raised the level of prevention and control of the new corona epidemic in the capital, London, the south-east and east of England from the third level. to the newly added room.
The British government announced the appearance of the new mutant coronavirus on the 14th of this month. Health Secretary Matthew Hancock said on the same day that a new mutated corona virus could be linked to the accelerated spread of the virus in south-east England; Similar mutated viruses have been found in other countries in recent months, and the UK has notified the world of the situation. WHO.
According to the Public Health Service of England, this mutant virus was named “VUI-202012/01”. At present, a relatively large number of cases of this mutant virus infection can be seen in some areas with more severe epidemics in the UK.
The British Sky News website from the 20th quoted Susan Hopkins, medical adviser to the Public Health Agency of England, as reporting that this mutant virus was found mainly in London and the south-east of England, with a small amount found elsewhere in England, Wales and Scotland. It was first discovered in a patient in September and, subsequently, experts conducted a sequencing analysis of the entire genome of the virus.
Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, said in a statement on 19 that, based on research on the transmission characteristics of the mutant virus and preliminary model analysis of related data, experts believe that the mutant virus “may spread further. Quick”. Today, experts continue to analyze the data obtained to deepen their understanding of the mutant virus.
Whitty said there is no evidence so far that this mutant virus can cause increased mortality or affect the effectiveness of vaccines and therapeutic drugs. Experts are intensifying research to further confirm this information.
In response to the new epidemic situation, the British government decided on the 19th to raise the level of prevention and control in some areas such as London on the 20th to a new level 4. The corresponding measures are similar to the large scale “without feet” implemented in England in November this year. “Measurements.
According to the guidelines previously announced by the British government, in the three-level alert system for the new corona epidemic, levels one to three correspond to the three alert levels of “medium”, “high” and “very high “and the corresponding prevention and control measures. As the situation of the epidemic is not optimistic, the British government decided to add a fourth level.
However, some British experts said that the appearance of mutant viruses is within the expected range. Professor Julian Hiscocks from the University of Liverpool said that the coronavirus will continue to mutate and that the mutation of the new coronavirus is not unexpected. The most important thing now is to investigate whether this mutant virus has new characteristics that affect human health, related diagnosis and the effectiveness of the vaccine, and “current prevention and control measures are appropriate.”
According to data published by the British government on the 20th, in the last 24 hours 35,928 new cases of new corona were confirmed in the country, and a total of 2,040,147 cases were confirmed.
“Escape from London”
The fourth tier (Tier 4) of the UK’s new epidemic prevention and control crown has brought the UK back into lockdown this spring. When asked when the level 4 restriction will last, British Health Minister Matt Hancock said: “Given the rapid spread of the virus, it can be difficult to fully control the epidemic before launching a vaccine.”
However, before British Prime Minister Johnson announced the new restrictions, the British people are seizing the moment to “flee London”.
British media reported that at 7:00 p.m. last Saturday night, trains at London’s main train stations were full of seats, with many passengers complaining that others could not keep their distance in the carriages.
