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According to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office in London on Sunday, a multi-stage preparedness system similar to the previous one, but strengthened in some elements, will take effect in England after the current shutdown to curb the coronavirus epidemic early. from December.
A Downing Street spokesman said Prime Minister Boris Johnson had called a special government meeting Sunday night to finalize defense plans for the run-up to Christmas. Johnson, who is currently in solitary confinement for 14 days after spending a working breakfast with a coronavirus-infected MP the other day, will officially announce the plans to members of the House of Commons on Monday, possibly via a video link.
As reported by his office on Sunday, the idea is that more parts of the country are covered by the highest level, that is, the strictest, of the three-level reserve system, and the measures required at each level will also be strengthened.
A Downing Street spokesperson did not reveal more important details than this.
So far it has been known that government health and scientific advisers did not consider the previous three-tier preparedness system to be sufficient to curb the epidemic.
The three-stage preparedness system introduced in England in early autumn had the lowest average epidemiological preparedness, followed by a high and then very high level, with increasingly stringent restrictions. Different grades were established in each part of the country according to the local epidemic situation.
However, yielding to the constant insistence of government advisers, Boris Johnson suspended this system after a few weeks and imposed uniform restrictions across England from November 5 to December 2.
Based on this, people currently living in England can only leave their homes for certain reasons. These include medical care, the purchase of essentials and medicines, trips to work for those who cannot do their work from home, and exercise outside. Also, everyone can only meet one person outdoors, not under one roof, and those who do not live in the same household cannot visit each other in an apartment, not even family members. Also, shops selling non-essential items, as well as pubs, bars and restaurants have closed.
British government restrictive measures generally only apply to England, as health regulations in other UK countries (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) are the responsibility of local governments.
This restriction will end on December 2 and will be replaced by the old-new and stricter multi-level reservation system.
The stated aim of the British government is to use these restrictions to reduce the spread of the epidemic to a level that will ease the austerity measures by Christmas.
The latest figures already show a significant slowdown in the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. According to the Department of Health, in the week ending Saturday night, 149,027 new coronavirus infections were identified by screening across the UK, 23,888 – 13.8% less than in the same period a week earlier. . 19,875 new infections were tested nationwide on Saturday, nearly 7,000 fewer than last Saturday.
(MTI)
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