On January 20, local time, the number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in the United Kingdom reached 1820 that day, setting a new record for the number of deaths in a single day in the United Kingdom since the outbreak of coronary pneumonia.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the number of deaths was "shocking" and was related to the spread of the new coronavirus variant strain.
Johnson pointed out, “It now appears that the overall national infection rate may reach a peak or level off, but the slowdown is not fast. We must continue to observe the effectiveness of the nationwide lockdown.”
Johnson emphasized: “There is light at the end of the tunnel. Because we have introduced vaccines. As long as we increase the number of vaccinations significantly, light will really begin to appear.”
As of January 20, local time, more than 4 million people in the UK had been vaccinated.
Johnson said that it will take some time for the vaccine to really work. The vaccination work is "a race against time", and the UK may be more difficult in the coming weeks.
(Edit Fang Min)
Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]