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Coronavirus
infections
have registered a "sharp decline" in the United Kingdom since the beginning of last January and the largest drop was observed in the British capital, according to a study by Imperial College London.
This academic institution, which closely follows the evolution of the
pandemic
, released its React study, in which it states that infections fell by two thirds in England, but the fall in
London
, the southeast and central English reached 80%.
However, according to the research, the levels of contagion of the
coronavirus
are still very high, with one positive for every 200 people between February 4 and 13, similar to those of September last year.
All British regions maintain strong containment measures to contain the spread of
Covid-19
, especially the British variant, first observed at the end of last year in the county of Kent, southeast English.
According to the React study - which has not yet been reviewed by independent experts - the data is preliminary, based on 85,000
Covid
tests
, but suggests that restrictive measures and social distance are working.
The research adds that the reproductive number R for the disease is in the United Kingdom at 0.72, which implies that the
coronavirus
is in decline, and that the falls in infections were observed among people of all ages.
The director of this research program, Paul Elliott, indicated that the decrease in infections is an "encouraging" figure.
For his part, the author of the analysis, Steven Riley, described the decline in infections in London as
"drastic"
and added that such a significant downward trend has been observed that it is equivalent to reducing cases by half every fortnight .
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will announce on the 22nd the roadmap to lift the confinement in England, after the decline in
Covid-19
infections
and the advancement of the vaccination plan for the population.
According to the latest official data, the
United Kingdom
yesterday registered another 738 deaths and 12,718 infections.
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