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The United Kingdom has recorded 964 deaths from covid-19 in the last 24 hours and 55,892 infections, said today the British Ministry of Health, which ordered the reactivation of a field hospital in London.
As of Wednesday, 981 new daily deaths from coronavirus had been registered, more than double the number reported the previous day, and 50,023 infections.
Since the start of the pandemic, 73,512 deaths have been reported by infected after diagnosis of the disease and 2,488,780 cases in the United Kingdom.
The growing influx of patients with the disease to hospitals has led the British Health Service (NHS) to announce the reactivation of the gigantic field hospital installed in an exhibition center in London in early April, during the first wave of the pandemic. .
“London hospitals are under significant pressure due to high rates of coronavirus infection,” justified an NHS spokesperson.
Built with the support of the Army, it had an initial capacity of up to 4,000 beds, equivalent to ten conventional hospitals, but it served relatively little, in part due to a lack of available professionals.
In the rest of the country, other field hospitals have been established, called Nightingale, named after a famous British nurse, and those in Manchester and Harrogate (north of England) and Bristol (southwest) are currently used for patients without covid- 19.
Today, around 80% of the population of England is in lockdown to try to stop the rapid spread of the virus, exacerbated by a strain of SARS-Cov-2 considered more infectious.
Level 4, the highest in the current range of restrictions, advises residents to stay home except to buy food, work, study or exercise, and determines the closure of most stores, including stores non-essentials, bars and restaurants. , unless they are sold out, cinemas, theaters and hotels.
The latest report from England’s Directorate General of Health (Public Health England) released today indicates that covid-19 case rates continue to rise in all regions, notably London, which rose to 735.5 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants in the seven days until December 27.
East England had the second highest rate (551.3 cases per 100,000 population), followed by South East England (450.6 cases) and Yorkshire and the Humber (North East) had the lowest rate, 188.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. .
Education Minister Gavin Williamson announced on Wednesday a gradual return to classes starting next week, keeping some schools closed in areas with a high level of infections.
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