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“If we do not act, the NHS will not be able to care for the growing number of people with the disease,” the prime minister said, citing the National Health Service.
“We have now made the difficult decision to introduce a two-week ‘fire bar’ starting at 6pm this Friday,” he said.
Most businesses will be closed and people are urged to stay home and work remotely when possible.
“Everyone in Wales should stay home,” Prime Minister Drakeford, the British Prime Minister of Wales, told reporters. Most stores will also have to close.
Such a strict quarantine is necessary to control the growing number of coronavirus cases, the prime minister stressed. The quarantine is valid until November 9.
On Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that a new strict quarantine at the country level would be a “disaster”, but added that he could not rule out such a move amid calls for temporary restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Labor opposition leader Keir Starmer has backed a proposal to impose two-week restrictions to “break the chain” in the face of a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. This proposal was also endorsed by the government’s Scientific Advisory Committee.
The Northern Ireland authority, which has a strong mandate, has also increased this pressure by announcing plans to close bars and restaurants for four weeks, tighten the rules for meetings and extend the fall holidays for students.
Johnson is reportedly considering introducing similar measures in England, where health problems are monitored by the national government. Experts speculate that the restrictions may be imposed during student leave starting October 23.
The conservative leader hopes that the second wave of the coronavirus will not resemble the furious march. To date, more than 43,000 people have died in the UK. more people living with coronavirus than in any other European country.
But their own lawmakers are also opposed to any measure that could deal an even more painful blow to the economy. According to the latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the British economy will contract by almost ten percent this year.
During a strong exchange of responses with Starmer in the House of Commons, Johnson said: “We will do whatever it takes to fight this virus and overcome it.”
Still, the prime minister added that his October 12 plan outlined is optimal. Under this plan, England is divided into zones with three levels of restriction, depending on the local epidemiological situation.
“The point is to seize this moment now to avoid suffering another national quarantine, to which [K. Starmeris] it wants to attack head-on, ensuring a regional solution, “Johnson said.
If this solution were implemented correctly, the infectivity rate R would decrease, “and we need it to avoid what none of us wants to see … and that is a national quarantine disaster. We don’t want to go there, “the prime minister added.
However, Starmer accused Johnson of not keeping up with the situation and ignoring scientific suggestions, warning that there was “less and less time” to take decisive action.
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