Here we go again?

After a clear improvement in the health situation in the spring thanks to a long confinement and a very effective vaccination campaign, the United Kingdom is facing a heatstroke.

British health authorities recorded 11,007 new cases of coronavirus contamination on Thursday in 24 hours.

The threshold of 10,000 daily cases had not been exceeded since the end of February.

This increase in contamination is taking place against the backdrop of an outbreak of the Delta variant initially detected in India.

Country in Europe most bereaved by the pandemic with 127,945 dead, the United Kingdom must face, after a feeling of victory in the face of the virus, a sudden deterioration observed in recent times.

This trend, marked by a 33.7% jump in contamination in one week, forced the British government on Monday to postpone the total lifting of health restrictions by four weeks.

A low mortality rate

A study released Thursday by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI found cases are "increasing exponentially" across England, mostly in unvaccinated age groups.

Data suggests cases are doubling every 11 days.

By testing 109,000 people between May 20 and June 7, the researchers found a 50% increase in infections compared to the previous test phase (April 15-May 3).

However, the death rate remains low, with 19 deaths recorded on Thursday, and the vaccines are considered very effective in preventing severe forms of the disease linked to the new variants.

58% of adults fully vaccinated

"80% of all adults in the UK have now received at least one dose of the vaccine," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a tweet on Thursday, calling for "to continue on this path".

So far, 58% of adults have received two doses, but authorities have reduced the gap between doses from 12 to 8 weeks to reach two-thirds of fully vaccinated adults by July 19, the date now scheduled for lifting. of the latest restrictions.

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