As the number of new coronavirus infections exceeds 90,000 a day in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Johnson said before Christmas that details such as the degree of severity of the mutant virus Omicron strain are unknown. Has revealed that it has no plans to impose new regulations.
In the United Kingdom, the number of new coronavirus infections per day exceeded 90,000 on the 21st, and the cumulative number of people confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus Omicron strain is more than 60,000. have become.
The number of confirmed infections with Omicron strains is increasing by more than 15,000 per day, and it is estimated that about 90% of infected people in London.
Under these circumstances, Prime Minister Johnson posted a video on Twitter, expressing a sense of crisis that the infection with the Omicron strain is spreading at an unprecedented rate.
On the other hand, "the degree of severity of the Omicron strain, the proportion of people hospitalized with infection, the effects of vaccination, etc. are often uncertain, and there is not enough evidence to justify stricter regulation." He said he had no plans to impose new regulations before Christmas in England, which is the majority of the population.
However, depending on the infection situation in the future, it is possible that regulations will be enforced after Christmas.
The government has rushed to boost the vaccination, saying that two vaccinations are not enough, and so far about 44% of the population has been boosted.