Prime Minister Johnson “The spread of variation is hopeless”
Total blockade for 7 weeks… School is also closed
Another number of new confirmations… Nearly 60,000 people
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Britain, which is suffering from the spread of the mutant novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), has finally imposed a global blockade.
According to the British Daily Guardian on the 4th (local time), Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a speech to the public on TV that “the spread of the mutant virus has reached a desperate state and control is necessary.” Said to enter. This is the third time the British government’s blockade was taken after last year in March and November.
Accordingly, schools and universities at all levels, excluding kindergarten, will be closed until mid-February vacation. Except in unavoidable circumstances such as hospital treatment and purchase of daily necessities, everyone should stay at home and work from home. Indoor business of restaurants is prohibited, only packaging and delivery are allowed. However, packaging is not allowed in bars. External sports facilities such as golf courses and tennis courts are closed, but professional sports events such as the English Premier League (EPL) are held without spectators.
Britain is experiencing a more severe virus outbreak than ever. According to the British government, the number of confirmed corona19 confirmed the day before was 58,784, the highest since the corona19 epidemic. This is more than three times the number of new confirmed cases (18,374) recorded in April last year, the peak of the first outbreak. The UK Joint Biosecurity Center upgraded its country’s COVID-19 warning system from’exponentially increasing stage (4th stage)’ to’a stage far beyond the capacity of health services (5th stage)’.
/ Reporter Kwak Yoon-ah [email protected]
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