Coronavirus infection has spread again in the United Kingdom, with more than 40,000 people infected each day.
Under these circumstances, almost all regulations on infection control are scheduled to be lifted in England from 19th this month, but the Mayor of London has announced that it will continue to require masks on public transportation, and the government and the capital will respond It is a situation of division.
In the United Kingdom, the virus infection is spreading rapidly, and on the 14th, the number of people infected per day was 42,302, exceeding 40,000 for the first time since late January.
There were 49 dead.
Prime Minister Johnson said that the vaccine has prevented the disease from becoming more severe to some extent, and from 19th this month, England will remove almost all regulations such as the obligation to wear masks on public transportation, but experts have said. As the infection spreads again, there are concerns and criticisms that the risk is high.
Under these circumstances, Mayor Khan of London has announced that he will continue to make masks mandatory for transportation such as subways and buses operated by the city after the 19th.
Mayor Khan explained to the media, "I don't want many people at high risk of infection to want to use transportation," and the government and the capital are divided over wearing masks. I will.