China News Service, October 19, reported that the British new crown epidemic continued to heat up, and the number of new confirmed cases on October 18 was approaching 50,000, a three-month high.
In addition, in the past six weeks, the number of people dying from the new crown every week in the UK has exceeded 800, which is higher than that of other major Western European countries.
Experts worry that this round of the epidemic may be related to the "Delta+" variant virus.
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According to reports, the former director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Gottlieb said on the 18th that since the "Delta+" variant appeared in the UK in July, related cases have gradually increased.
He called for urgent research on this variant to determine whether it is more transmissible and immune to escape.
Some health experts said that the premature unblocking and improper epidemic prevention policies in the UK were also the main reasons for the surge in cases.
Since July 19, England has been "fully unblocked". In addition to requiring people to be vaccinated, most restrictive measures such as wearing masks and social distancing regulations have been abandoned.
Another reason is that although the UK's vaccination program once led Europe, the speed gradually slowed down. The current vaccination rate has been surpassed by countries such as France, Spain and Portugal.
In addition, many countries started vaccinating children under 16 years old very early, but the United Kingdom did not open vaccination to children 12 to 15 years old until September.
Experts point out that the high infection rate among school-age children is clearly the key to a new wave of epidemics.