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Tests The chaos due to the lack of Covid test worsens in the United Kingdom
The
hospitalizations
by Covid in London
have begun to fall
since the
beginning of the
year, although the number of
daily cases in the UK for the
first time exceeded the barrier of 200,000
between Monday and Tuesday.
Despite the record of daily infections in the country, the data from the British capital was received with "cautious optimism" and interpreted as a sign that the new wave may be peaking.
"Those who think that the threat of the omicron variant has disappeared are deeply mistaken," warned the
premier,
Boris Johnson, who assured however that his government
will not impose new restrictions for the time being
.
Johnson stated that "individual behavior changes" and the success of the
booster dose
campaign
(which
has now reached 34 million, more than 55% of the population
) have enabled the so-called 'Plan B' to go ahead. without the need for more drastic measures or a new confinement.
The
premier
is receiving pressure from the hard wing of his party to follow the example of countries such as France and reduce the Covid quarantine to five days to avoid the situation of 'semi-confinement' that the country is experiencing.
The lack of personnel
due to the spread of omicron is creating serious problems in
sectors such as food, services and even hospitals, with 10% of doctors and nurses on sick
leave.
Data on the drop in daily hospitalizations in London, where omicron cases soared earlier than in the rest of the country, offered
some hope at the start of the year
.
There were 314 admissions on Monday, up from 511 on December 29.
The downward trend was accentuated even over the weekend.
"I am cautiously optimistic about the evolution of infections in the group between 18 and 50 years who until now have been at the top in the capital," said Imperial College epidemiologist Neil Ferguson.
"
Possibly we have peaked, although it is still too early to know if infections will start to decline
."
Nationally,
daily hospitalizations have continued to rise
above 1,400, as has the number of infections (218,724), although the number of deaths fell to 48 on Monday.
Medical adviser Chris Witty praised the behavior of the British, "reducing social contacts and protecting themselves with the booster shot", as the key to avoiding further restrictions.
Witty stressed that, although omicron is apparently a weaker but more contagious variant than delta,
the third dose has been key to reducing the number of hospitalizations and preventing admissions to the ICU
of hospitals.
"We cannot vaccinate the entire population every six months," warned Professor Andrew Pollard, however, at the head of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI).
Pollard came out to the step of the defenders of a fourth dose alleging that from now on, the population should not be vaccinated indiscriminately against new variants, but only the most vulnerable.
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