The mutated virus rages, the epidemic rebounds in the UK or it may be postponed for one month

　　China News Service, June 13 According to a report from Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao on the 13th, the UK was originally scheduled to enter the final stage of unblocking on June 21 to lift the remaining social restrictions.

However, due to the accelerated spread of the variant virus in the UK, the number of infected people continues to increase. According to sources, the British Prime Minister Johnson is expected to announce the postponement of the release on the 14th, and is scheduled to conduct an evaluation two weeks later.

Data map: Anti-epidemic restrictions are gradually relaxed, and barber shops in England resume business on April 12, local time, in a barber shop in Hertford, UK, barbers serve customers.

　　According to reports, the United Kingdom was originally scheduled to enter the final stage of unblocking on June 21, lifting the remaining social restrictions, including allowing nightclubs to resume business and lifting restrictions on performances, weddings and other group activities.

　　However, British media quoted sources as saying that the Johnson government is preparing to postpone a full month until July 19, because the variant virus first discovered in India is now spreading rapidly in the UK, and the number of infections continues to increase.

　　There is also news that Johnson is expected to announce an extension of the release on the 14th, and is scheduled to conduct an evaluation two weeks later. If the number of confirmed admissions remains at a low level by that time, the release may be released on July 5.

　　According to sources, the British government is considering several options and currently prefers to postpone the unblocking by one month.

The call for postponement of unblocking has grown louder in recent days. Appeals to the government include public health officials and the British Medical Association.

The president of the association, Dr. Nigel Paul, said: "This is not only about the number of hospital admissions, it may also endanger the health of a large number of young people."

　　The UK has recently seen a surge in confirmed cases, with 8,125 newly confirmed cases on the 11th, the highest single-day increase since February.

The authorities recently estimated that according to the current growth rate of cases, by June 21, the number of newly diagnosed cases in the UK will increase to 15,000 daily, and by the end of July, it may rebound to the level of the peak in January 2021. There are as many as 50,000 new cases every day.

Data map: On April 12, 2021 local time, the United Kingdom entered the second phase of relaxing the epidemic lockdown measures.

It is reported that on the first night the bar was unblocked, a large number of people in London drank and danced in the city center, and the scene was like a carnival.

　　According to a report issued by the British Public Health Department, more than 90% of the current new cases are infected with the Delta variant virus that was first discovered in India.

The transmission power of this variant virus may be about 60% higher than that of the Alpha variant virus first discovered in the UK, and it is also more resistant to vaccines; the probability of hospitalization for patients infected with the Delta variant virus is also higher than that of those infected with the Alpha variant virus. Doubled out.

　　According to reports, the number of confirmed cases in the UK infected with the Delta variant virus has exceeded 42,000.

Data show that such cases are increasing rapidly across the UK, doubling every 4.5 days to 11.5 days.

　　Data collected by the National Bureau of Statistics of the United Kingdom shows that the number of confirmed cases has been on the rise recently.

In the week ending June 5, one in every 560 people in England was diagnosed with the new crown, compared with one in every 640 in the previous week.

A similar trend has occurred in Scotland and Wales.

　　In addition, the data also shows that the British are lax in maintaining social distancing.

From June 2 to 6, 68% of adults maintained social distancing, down from 74% in the previous week.

　　Harris, Chief Executive Officer of the UK Health Security Agency, said: "As cases of Delta variant virus infection continue to increase across the country, vaccination is the best defense."