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Same modus operandi as in the quarantine imposed on Spain. At night, and with a time frame of just three hours, the UK Government announced late Thursday that it was tightening confinement for more than four million people in the north of England from this Friday.

The measure, imposed for the country most affected in Europe by the pandemic until the end of May, according to data offered by the British National Statistical Organization (ONS) itself, prohibits its citizens from mixing with people outside their security bubble in closed spaces , but instead does not close cafes, pubs, restaurants or gyms.

Ten mayors from Greater Manchester county cities in the north of England have criticized that they were not given enough notice and that, once the new regulations were announced, they did not correspond to what had been communicated to them from Downing. Street just a few hours earlier.

The government's action, again classified as "ruinous" by the opposition, which criticizes the times in which it occurs -sometimes for being hasty and sometimes for being late-, is once again justified on the basis of technical criteria, although it is difficult to they can ensure compliance . Despite the threat of fines of 110 euros, by keeping these shops open and allowing the mixing of different bubbles outdoors, it seems difficult to comply with the restriction of doors indoors, especially considering a latest study published by ONS.

According to this body, less than half of the English are currently respecting the social distancing imposed by the Government, and, in fact, only three out of ten claim to comply with all the guidelines currently in force. Until now, in addition, it has been seen that the numbers of deceased and infected have improved in the country when the weather has not accompanied socialization, but right now the English are at the gates of a new heat wave and beaches like that of Bournemouth, which registered half a million visitors just a month ago, are already trying to shield themselves against the expected barrage of bathers.

The limit of lack of confidence

That is why this Friday, at a press conference, Chris Whitty , the chief medical adviser to the Government, has assured that England "has reached the limit of lack of confidence" , and that right now they are calculating which is that safe intermediate zone in which shops can be reopened and social activity can be recovered without this implying an excessive increase in infections. "The idea that we can reopen everything again and keep the virus under control at the same time is wrong," he said .

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson , who remains firm in his policy of "rapid and decisive intervention" when it comes to tightening confinements when the epidemiological situation in a foreign region or country gets out of control, pointed out that he will extend the mandatory use of the mask to from August 8. Currently, it is only on public transport and in shops, while in places of worship, in cinemas, in theaters or in galleries it will go from recommended to mandatory.

To do this, the Prime Minister has announced that he will increase the police presence to ensure its use , since there is skepticism in certain sectors of society represented by, for example, the conservative deputy Desmond Swayne, who sees it as a "monstrous imposition".

According to a report published by the ONS, England has had the highest excess of deaths in Europe from the first wave of the coronavirus , dated by the organism until the end of May. Although it did not have the highest peak in terms of daily deaths, a place that Spain occupies according to its data , it has been the country most hit by the pandemic on a continuous basis, and all this despite the fact that the Covid-19 crisis by region and not like the UK as a whole.

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