In the United Kingdom, where infection with the mutated coronavirus is widespread, the number of inpatients is the highest ever, and the medical system remains in a serious situation.
In the United Kingdom, the infection of the mutated coronavirus, which is said to be highly infectious, is spreading, and the number of deaths per day continues to exceed 1,000.
Bed pressure is also severe, with the latest announcement showing more than 37,000 inpatients, the highest number ever.
Hospitals in the UK don't have enough beds, so they rush to use space in the pediatric ward, transport patients to another hospital far away with plenty of beds, and cancel non-urgent surgery. Hospitals are also coming out.
At a press conference on the 15th, Prime Minister Johnson reiterated his sense of crisis, saying that "cancer treatment has been postponed and patients are unable to enter the intensive care unit."
It is expected that it will take some time before the number of deaths and inpatients decreases, and Prime Minister Johnson once again urged the public to comply with government rules such as restrictions on going out.
On the other hand, as a border measure, the British government requires all persons entering the country from abroad to submit documents proving negative in the pre-departure test and to quarantine for 10 days after entering the country, and this measure will be taken on the 18th. Announced to start from.