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The UK is now one of the countries in Europe with the highest infection pressure. In the last week alone, 224,000 people have been diagnosed with the infection in the country.
In the last two weeks, the contagion pressure in the country has been 242 infected per 100,000 inhabitants. That leaves Britain red-hot on the Norwegian government’s travel map.
The violent pressure of contagion in the country worries one of the government’s own advisers, Jonathan Van-Tam.
Responds to British death estimates
In a press release, reproduced by The Guardian, the adviser writes that he fears that the crown situation in the UK is approaching breaking point.
– A difficult period
The medical adviser considers the situation to be even more serious than at the beginning of this year, although many Britons also fell ill at that time.
The reason Van-Tam seems darker in the situation now is because winter is just around the corner.
– Winter in the healthcare system is always a difficult period. So our strategy in our first wave was to “slow down, delay, investigate and reduce” to propel the first wave into spring, writes Van-Tam, who is a medical adviser to the British government.
– With the wind against
He thinks the situation is more difficult this time.
– Now we are entering the cold and dark winter months. We are in the midst of a severe pandemic and the seasons are upon us. Basically, we are facing headwinds, continues the advisor.
Therefore, encourage people to “act now.” In addition, it points out the importance of washing your hands regularly, wearing a mask and isolating yourself after testing positive for the virus.
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New measures
Despite a series of austerity measures, the UK remains hard hit by the pandemic. Across the UK, the R number is now estimated to be between 1.2 and 1.5.
On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new measures on Monday.
According to the BBC, the Prime Minister will outline plans for a three-part system to stop the spread of the infection in the country. There, each region of England will rank at a level based on the severity of infection in the area, according to the channel.
50,000 may be affected
– Close bars
On Sunday night, several British outlets reported that the city of Liverpool may become the city of England with the most stringent crown measures when new rules arrive on Monday.
It is known as a “level 3” shutdown and is the most serious form of shutdown. According to Sky News, the measures can last for a full six months.
This means that bars, gyms and casinos must be closed. Restaurants and schools will be allowed to remain open.
On Sunday, 12,872 new infections were recorded in the UK, and the number of infections per day is declining from the previous day, Reuters writes.
At that time, 65 new corona-related deaths were also recorded, meaning they died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus.
