Xinhua News Agency, London, April 3 (Reporter Zhang Jiawei Guitao) The new Coronary Pneumonia epidemic situation data released by the British Ministry of Health on the 3rd shows that compared with the previous day, there were 4,450 newly confirmed cases in the UK, and the cumulative number of cases has reached 38,168; The number of deaths also climbed to 3605 cases. Despite this, British health officials said on the same day that it is still not recommended that healthy people wear masks on a daily basis.
At the epidemic conference that day, Jonathan Van Tam, the deputy chief medical officer of England, said that there is no evidence to show that the daily wearing of masks by healthy people will prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. "We do not recommend the public to wear daily masks."
The British Ministry of Health also announced on the 3rd that the United Kingdom is actively conducting clinical trials of anti-new coronavirus drugs. A variety of drugs are being tested. Almost 1,000 patients have agreed to participate in clinical trials within 15 days, and more patients will continue to join. According to the Ministry of Health, the current clinical trials are basically existing drugs for the treatment of other diseases, including the compound preparations of the anti-HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir.
A temporary hospital in the UK, which was renovated at a convention and exhibition center in London, was officially inaugurated that day, and can provide up to 4,000 beds for the treatment of new crown cases. According to British Health Minister Matthew Hancock, the construction of a new temporary hospital will continue.
The self-isolated British Prime Minister Johnson posted on social media on the 3rd that he still has mild fever symptoms, but he said that he and the team are still working hard to fight the epidemic and called on the public to boycott the upcoming weekend The temptation to live in good weather, don't go out.