[국제]Over 50,000 confirmed cases of Corona 19 in the UK…the largest

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The number of new confirmed cases in the UK a day, where the COVID-19 mutant virus is spreading, exceeded 53,000, the highest since the pandemic.

France decided to start curfew in some areas two hours ahead of 8:00 p.m. and enforce it from 6:00 p.m. as the spread of Corona 19 seldom declined.

Reporter Lee Dong-hun.

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On the 29th of the local time, the number of new confirmed cases of Corona 19 in the UK a day recorded 53,135.

It is the largest since the pandemic in March and has increased by more than 10,000 people from the previous day.

The number of new deaths has also exceeded 400.

This is due to the appearance of mutant viruses that are highly contagious.

[사이먼 스티븐슨 경 / 국민보건서비스 CEO : 우리는 지금 유럽과 이 나라를 뒤덮은 코로나 바이러스 2차 유행이란 폭풍의 한복판에 있습니다.]

The bigger problem is that the UK healthcare system has reached its limits.

Although the number of emergency vehicle applications for hospitalization has increased significantly, transportation is not possible due to a lack of emergency personnel, or hospitals are moving around because there are no empty wards after carrying patients.

[윌 브로튼 / 응급의료 협회 이사 : 정말 많은 사람들이 응급차량을 기다리고 있지만 보낼 사람이 남아있지 않습니다.]

British medical staff are concerned that more COVID-19 patients will be gathered in hospitals the week after the Christmas holiday, the week after.

[케이티 샌더슨 / 영국 의사협회 위원 : 크리스마스 때 감염된 환자를 병원에서 보지 못했습니다. 아직 병원에 올 만큼 아프지 않기 때문일 것입니다.]

France has also decided to advance the curfew start time in some areas by two hours from 8 pm to 6 pm.

It was aimed at less than 5,000 confirmed cases per day, but rather, it is a measure due to the occurrence of more than 10,000 people more than a month.

In France on the 29th local time, there were 1,300 new cases a day and 384 deaths.

This is YTN Dongheon Lee.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]