The new Corona strain .. Britain records the highest infections since the outbreak of the epidemic
Official data showed that the number of new infections with the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19) in Britain increased by 35,928 cases today, Sunday, which is the highest daily increase since the start of the epidemic in the United Kingdom.
A British woman also recorded 326 deaths, which is less than the outcome of Saturday, which recorded 534 deaths.
The British government tightened the restrictions imposed in the capital, London, and southeastern Britain, in an effort to limit the spread of a new strain of the virus that is different and rapidly spreading.
The difficulty of controlling the new strain of Corona virus
And the British Health Minister Matt Hancock said today, Sunday, that the new, stricter restrictions imposed in London and the southeast of England may last for some time, stressing that it is very difficult to control the new strain of Corona virus that appeared in the country.
When asked in an interview with Sky News whether those living under strict Level 4 restrictions should expect them to continue for some time, Hancock said, “We really need to get the situation under control ... We have a long way to go to deal with it, and basically we have to distribute the vaccine to keep people at safety".
"Given the rapid spread of this new strain, it will be very difficult to keep it under control until we distribute the vaccine," he added.
The World Health Organization called on its members in Europe to "strengthen their restrictions" against the background of the emergence of a new strain of the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) spreading in the United Kingdom, and the agency "Agence France Presse" quoted the European branch of the organization confirming that there are initial indications that the infection of the strain It may be larger, as well as it may affect the effectiveness of some diagnostic methods. At the same time, the organization confirmed that there is no evidence of a change in the severity of the disease, although this topic is still a subject of research.
Outside British territory, several cases of infection with the new strain were recorded, including nine in Denmark and one in both the Netherlands and Australia, according to the World Health Organization, which recommended that its members expand their capabilities to determine what the virus strain is before obtaining more information about its dangers.
Today, Sunday, several European countries decided to suspend flights from the United Kingdom, after the discovery of this new strain.
The European branch of the organization said that the organization will provide more information when it has a clearer vision of the characteristics of this strain.
And he continued: "In parts of Europe, where the infection is transmitted severely and on a large scale, countries must double their restrictions and preventive measures."
In addition to the countries on whose lands the strain originating from the United Kingdom was detected, several other countries informed the World Health Organization of the existence of other strains that include some genetic changes to the British strain, especially a mutation known as "N501Y".
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