Health experts warn that next winter, Britain may face a second wave of the Corona virus (Covid-19) that will be more deadly, and may kill up to 120,000 people over nine months in the worst scenarios .
This came in a report by the British Academy of Medical Sciences published yesterday, and the report stated that the estimates derived from the models indicate that 119,900 people will die in hospitals between September 2020 and June 2021, which is more than twice the number that died during the first wave of the virus.
With Stephen Holgate, a university professor who participated in the preparation of the report, saying that with the possibility of a spread of Covid-19 in the winter, when people spend more time together in closed places, this may lead to a second wave of the pandemic, which may be more dangerous than the one we are currently witnessing.
"This is not a prediction but a possibility," he added in an online press conference. "Deaths may be higher with the emergence of a new wave of Covid-19 this winter, but the risk of this happening can be reduced if we take action immediately."
The current reported death toll from Covid-19 in the United Kingdom is about 45,000, the highest in Europe. A Reuters census, according to data sources, reported that more than 55,000 people in all died, including suspected cases.
The Academy of Medical Sciences said that there is "a great degree of uncertainty about how the Covid-19 epidemic will develop," but it set a perception of a high number of infections from September onwards.
Academic Vice President Ann Johnson said that a bad season for winter flu along with the accumulation of a large number of patients suffering from other diseases and chronic conditions will increase the great pressure on health services, which confirms the need to prepare now.
"Covid-19 has not gone," she added. "We need to do everything we can to stay healthy this winter."
In addition, British media reported that the government would make wearing protective face gaskets mandatory in British stores.
British media, including Sky News and Press Association, quoted a government spokesman as saying that wearing gags in stores would be mandatory as of July 24, and those who violate those rules would face a fine of up to 100 pounds (125 USD). ), While British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the ambulance service headquarters in London to find out the measures taken to stop the Corona virus outbreak.
The current number of "Covid-19" deaths in the UK is 45,000, the highest in Europe.