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International Center / Reported by Zhan Yirui[Publicado el 21/12 12:05 | 14:03 Actualización: Nuevo video y audio]
China’s Wuhan pneumonia (COVID-19, new corona pneumonia) has been raging for nearly a year, and the “new variant of the virus” VUI recently broke out in the UK. It is said to be 70% more infectious than the original virus and has attracted worldwide attention. At present, the British government announced on the 20th that the epidemic level has risen to level 4, which is equivalent to the closure of the city. As soon as the news broke, it is estimated that more than 300,000 people were fleeing before the city closed. Many London stations were even more crowded. Christmas holidays Fleeing in misery.
▲ At St Pancras International Station (St Pancras International), many Londoners took the Eurostar to escape to France, the Netherlands and Belgium. (Image / provided by AP authorization)
According to British media reports, due to the emergence of a new variant of the VUI virus, the number of infected people exceeds half the original confirmed number and continues to rise. In this regard, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pointed to the epidemic in London and the south-east of the United Kingdom on the afternoon of the 19th. The alarm level has risen from 0:00 am on the 20th to the highest level. , level 4, which is equivalent to “closing the city”.
Heading into the upcoming Christmas holidays, the sudden closure of the city caused panic in many people. Previously, many stations in and around London were crowded with people wanting to escape closure. Some people even paid a lot of money. The car fled. According to the president of the British Automobile Association (AA), 90 minutes after the alert was updated, many Londoners had fled London on their own or rented vehicles.
Also, most of the people rushed to go shopping before the city closed and before fleeing. As early as a few hours before the city closed, many department stores and shopping streets in London were crowded with people and they rushed to go shopping before the Christmas holidays. Reports estimate that this wave of city closures could generate 1.2 billion pounds (about 45.2 billion Taiwan dollars) in economic benefits.
▲ The shopping streets are full of people rushing to shop before closing the city. (Image / provided by AP authorization)
As for how other countries respond? It is understood that many EU countries have announced a temporary ban on the entry of British airliners, including Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. Furthermore, France has also immediately suspended all traffic to the UK for 48 hours.
According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation “BBC”, the new variant of the VUI virus (the first variant under investigation in December 2020) was first discovered in September. At present, there are traces of the new variant of the virus throughout the United Kingdom, especially in London, the south-east and east of England. And Denmark, Australia and the Netherlands have successively appeared traces, but this is completely different from the new variant of the 501.V2 virus in South Africa.
▲ I saw a person and a suitcase at the station, anxiety and worry were on his face. (Image / provided by AP authorization)
▲ Faced with the British government blockade, many people chose Eurostar to escape from London. (Image / provided by AP authorization)
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