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The spread of the coronavirus in the UK is increasing across all age groups and across the country. The number of hospital admissions and the number of deaths from covid-19 as well. Authorities are now raising the crown’s emergency level from three to four.
If the emergency rises to level five, it means a new closure of the company.
– At the moment, we believe that the epidemic is doubling every seven days, and if it continues, we will have 50,000 new cases every day in mid-October, says Patrick Vallance, scientific adviser to the British government, during a press conference.
In that case, a month later, the country is at risk of suffering more than 200 deaths a day, as a result of the spread of the infection.
“This isn’t someone else’s problem, it’s ours,” said Chris Whitty, a government medical adviser, during the same press conference.
“Mini-lock”
A closure similar to that carried out by the country this spring should be avoided at all costs. One clear ambition is to keep schools open. However, one of the proposals that has been discussed is a two week “mini close” to break the uptrend.
The country’s Health Minister Matthew Hancock believes that the growing tone in the fight against the pandemic, with the increasing emergency, reflects the seriousness of the situation.
– The country is facing a crossroads and it is incredibly important for everyone to play their part to stop the virus and save lives, he said in a speech in the British House of Commons.
According to Johns Hopkins, the UK has the highest number of deaths as a result of the corona pandemic, at time of writing almost 42,000, but experts believe the number of deaths could be high.
