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Cases of CORONAVIRUS are on the rise in all London boroughs, raising fears of a shutdown with pubs closed and a ban on meeting friends.
East London has been hit the hardest by infections, but other parts of the capital have also seen an increase.
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Among them is the Boris Johnson constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in West London.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan called over the weekend for immediate action to halt the spread of the virus in the city, saying the capital is at a “tipping point”.
Covid rates in the city are still lower than those in the worst hot spots in the north, but they are steadily increasing, and hospital admissions are also increasing.
It comes as nearly a quarter of the country is now under coronavirus restrictions as infections continue to rise in Britain.
Across London there were 2,865 new confirmed cases of covid-19 in the week to Sept.25, the Evening Standard reports.
This is an increase from 1,906 the week before and 2,305 from the week before, with a record number of people testing positive on September 22, 522.
COVID-19 HOTSPOT
However, community heads are concerned that the chaos at the test center means the actual number of infections could be much higher.
East London is proving to be a hotspot for coronavirus in the city.
In Redbridge, there were 208 confirmed cases in the week through Sept. 24, up from 139 cases and a rate of 45.5 in the previous week.
Nearby, in the Barking and Dagenham district, 123 people tested positive in week 24, compared with 70 cases in the previous week.
While the latest figures from Tower Hamlets show 152 cases with 157 infections in Newham.
Hillingdon, the district in the prime minister’s constituency, saw cases almost double to 136 cases.
In Ealing there were 133 cases, Brent 128, Barnet 123, Waltham Forest 113, Hounslow 112, Havering 110, Southwark 107, Enfield 105 and Wandsworth 100.
The capital became an “area of concern” on Friday, but despite fears that the city may be subjected to draconian lockdown restrictions, there have been no official indications that this could be the next step.
Downing Street said it was “baffled” by the reports, with a source saying “there was nothing imminent in London or anywhere else.”
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But the Labor leader of the Redbridge council, Cllr Jas Athwal, has called for much stricter measures to halt the surge in cases, including disrupting the household mix.
He told Radio 4: “The face-to-face mixing must stop immediately … we are seeing the pandemic taking hold.”
Athwal also warned that a 44 percent drop in testing in London between August and September could also mask the escalation of infections.
The face-to-face mixing must stop immediately … we are watching the pandemic take hold
Cllr Jas Athwal, Redbridge Council Leader
It comes after the British encountered long lines at centers across the country amid a confusion of evidence.
The councilor said: “A testing center in the heart of Ilford was testing between 700 and 800 people a day and is one of the largest centers in London.
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“However, recently only 100 to 150 people have been tested per day due to capacity issues in the national laboratory, so what we are seeing is that the numbers are decreasing.
“And of course if you are losing that kind of capacity, the numbers will be distorted and will probably be much worse than what they show us in all of London.”
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