London, England.
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced on Monday that it has issued a new one Lockdown national in Englandincluding the closure of schools due to the alarming situation coronavirus extension caused by new variant.
“Hospitals have been under more pressure than ever since the early s pandemicJohnson said in a speech to the nation, urging all citizens do not leave their homesalvo for some essential reason.
Citizens are being called to the new instructions, although the law to regulate this new seclusion will not be approved until Wednesday morning on the Parliament.
Johnson asked caution On duration of the measure, but noted that he hopes the Lockdown and reopen schools after the school holidayss half of it February “like ours knowledge of the virus, and to vaccination is still successful, if the deaths start to decline and when everyone plays their part meet the regulations“.
Also for Mid February wait for the first dose of the vaccine to the four priority groups in the immunization campaign: residents and nursing home workers, people over 80 years of age, public health workers (NHS) and the population with pre-existing diseases.
Alarming spread of new species
Johnson noted that the new variant –between youn 50 and 70% more contagious spreads “from frustrating and alarming way “.
To illustrate the situation, he revealed the number hospitalized currently for the covid is a 40% higher that at the height of the first wave “ in April.
Among the guidelines that are part of the new Lockdown, Johnson urged citizens to stay at home and only leave the houses “for.” limited reasons. “
Between them, for “buy essential products, Searchr medical assistance –how to get a covid-19 test, work if absolutely necessary, do practice or escape from situations domestic violence.
Concerning the colleges and universities, These centers operate remotely from tomorrow to mid-February, but childcare will remain operational, such as daycare.
Johnson also stressed the “big difference” between these new ones Lockdown and the first, the fact that the country is now trapped “in the biggest campaign of vaccination of history “ofl United Kingdom, after today’s introduction of the compound developed by the university de Oxford and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, this ties in with the preparation of Pfizer / BioNTech.
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The country’s leading medical advisers have today recommended the level of alert -from 4 to 5 and alarmed that the public health system could ‘ be overwhelmed in 21 daysunless they are adopted tougher measures.
“Without new measures, there is a significant risk that in several areas the NHS will be overwhelmed in the next 21 days,” they warned.
“The cases are increasing almost everywhere, in much of the country driven by the newer variety more transmissible virus“they explained. EFE