The current figure is around 90 thousand infected and is almost double that reported a week ago, authorities declared.
The contagions of the covid-19 continue unstoppable in the United Kingdom, which this Saturday registered 90,418 new cases, while the Government is under pressure to impose more restrictions and London declares the status of a “serious incident” in the city due to the spread of the pandemic.
Today’s number of infections is slightly lower than yesterday, when 93,045 cases were counted, but it is almost double that reported a week ago, according to the authorities, who today reported another 125 deaths and 900 hospitalizations in the last 24 hours.
The alarming spread Of the covid-19, especially in London, where it is currently the center of this national epidemic, today forced the mayor of the city, Sadiq Khan, to declare London in a state of “serious incident” due to the lack of toilets, since many have been infected and they are required to stay at home.
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Meanwhile, the country continues with the extensive vaccination program, with the opening today of soccer stadiums to immunize, in order to meet the goal that all lyou over 18 years old receive the booster dose (the third) before the end of the year.
Experts advise tightening restrictions
The Government scientific advisers British, as revealed by the BBC today, are in favor of establishing soon new measures in England to stop the rise in hospitalizations, which can reach 3,000 per day due to omicron.
The Executive recently imposed the mandatory to wear a mask in public transport and closed spaces, as well as presenting a covid pass, that shows that a person is vaccinated or has a negative test, to enter large events.
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However, the Scientists believe that the Government should go a step further and set more restrictions on England, as other British regions have done, which ask to limit social contacts to members of three different households or the closing of nightclubs from the end of this December.
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According to the observations of the so-called Scientific Advisory Group for Emergency (Sage), accessed by the BBC, there is a lot of uncertainty about the current spread of the omicron, but without more limits on social contacts, hospitalizations can skyrocket in a short time.
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“If the objective is to reduce infection levels in the population and prevent hospitalizations (…), it would be necessary implement tougher measures very soon”, According to details of the recommendations of the Sage group.
According to the media, the measures analyzed include the indoor gathering ban and that restaurants and bars limit their services outdoors for two weeks. (I)
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