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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Professor of Epidemiology at London Imperial College and former government adviser Neil Ferguson said London is facing a growing number of cases due to Covid-19 as people return to work and school.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he does not want a national shutdown, but further restrictions may be needed as the country faces an inevitable second wave of Covid-19, citing Reuters on Sunday.
“I think some additional action may be needed sooner rather than later,” Ferguson said.
Ministers on Friday were reportedly considering a second national lockdown, with new Covid-19 cases already hitting their highest levels in months, hospital admissions spiked and infection rates skyrocketing in northern England and London. .
“Right now we are at the level of contagion that we saw in this country at the end of February, and if we leave it in two to four weeks we will return to the levels that we saw more in mid-March, and that could lead to death,” Ferguson said. .
Government data on Saturday showed 4,422 new cases, 100 more than Friday and the highest daily total since May 8, based on positive test results.
The actual infection rate is likely to be higher. Britain’s statistics agency said on Friday that around 6,000 people every day in Britain alone may contract the disease during the week to September 10, according to random tests.
Boris Johnson on Saturday (09/19/2020) said that for people who have been in contact with someone infected with Covid-19, that person should immediately perform independent isolation. If they find out they broke this rule, they will be fined up to £ 10,000.
These rules take effect from September 28 for anyone in the UK who tests positive for the coronavirus or has been notified by public health officials that they have been in contact with someone who is infected.
“People who choose to ignore the rules will face significant fines,” Johnson said in a statement, quoted by Reuters on Sunday (09/20/2020).
Fines will start at £ 1,000 for the first offense, then increase to £ 10,000 for repeat offenders or cases where employers threaten to fire self-isolating staff instead of going to work.
Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon asked Johnson to meet with him and the leaders of the delegated governments of Wales and Northern Ireland within the next 48 hours to try to ensure coordinated action in different parts of Britain. .
“We know from experience at the beginning of the year that speed and determination of action are important in the fight against Covid-19,” he said.
Britain has the highest number of deaths in Europe from Covid-19, with more than 41,000 deaths. The increase in cases has not led to a similar increase in new deaths, in part because cases are concentrated among the very young, but the number of hospitalized patients is now starting to rise.
More than 10 million people in the north and center of England are already under lockdown restrictions, such as a ban on inviting friends or family into their homes, or visiting pubs and restaurants after 10 p.m.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Friday that stricter lockdown measures were increasingly possible for the British capital.
Police broke up a protest in central London on Saturday against more than 1,000 people who opposed the existing lockdown measures, as the event did not comply with rules restricting public gatherings.
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