China News Service, January 21. According to the "Central News Agency" report, on the 20th local time, the United Kingdom added 1,820 new crown deaths, setting a new record again, bringing the country's cumulative number of deaths to more than 93,000.
British Prime Minister Johnson warned that "it may be more difficult in the coming weeks."
According to reports, the British health department currently only recognizes the cases of death within 28 days after testing positive for the new crown virus as the new crown death.
Affected by the mutant new crown virus, the recent new crown epidemic in the UK is very severe, and the number of deaths in the country has continued to increase, setting records repeatedly.
The picture shows a pedestrian crossing the street in front of the Royal Exchange.
According to data from the British health department on the 20th, there were 1820 new deaths in the UK in the past 24 hours, setting the highest number of new deaths in a single day of 1610 on the 19th.
In order to curb the spread of the epidemic, the UK is stepping up efforts to promote the new crown vaccine.
British Prime Minister Johnson said, "This is a race against time" and he hopes everything will get better in the spring.
According to reports, nearly 4.61 million people in the UK have received their first dose of the new crown vaccine, an increase of more than 340,000 from the 19th.
Johnson said that the recent number of deaths is staggering, reflecting the peak period of diagnosis in the previous few weeks.
He said, "I must warn everyone that the next few weeks will be more difficult, but as the vaccination continues to advance, I think everything will be better in spring."
Asked whether the number of deaths from the new crown will continue to rise, Johnson said that it is "difficult to predict."