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The press conference comes after 7,108 new corona cases were reported in the UK today. This is the second day in a row that the number of new infections has increased by more than 7,000 cases.
On Wednesday, 71 new covid-related deaths were recorded, a total of 42,143 people died from covid-19 in the UK.
He urged the British people
Boris Johnson repeatedly urged the population to comply with the restrictions:
– There is only one way to do this: make sacrifices together.
At the same time, he emphasized that the British government did not want to see a new total closure of the society:
– I don’t want to introduce a new blockade, we want to keep the economy moving. The only way we can do it is by following the rules.
Medical advisers on new infection rates
The press conference was also attended by British Government medical advisers Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance.
Chris Whitty analyzed the number of infected and emphasized that not only young people are responsible for the increase in the number of infected.
– Especially in the young, but also in the elderly who can become seriously ill.
The text is updated.
