Britain’s infection rate continues to skyrocket. On Friday the UK reported an incidence of 385 and nearly 50,000 new infections.
London – Incidence in the UK continues to skyrocket. While around 360 out of 100,000 people were infected within a week on Thursday, it was 384.8 on Friday morning, July 16, 2021. At the same time, the British health authorities reported 48,641 new infections in the past 24 hours. There are 67 new deaths in UK.
| Kingdom in Europe: | Great Britain |
| Head of State: | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Prime minister: | Boris Johnson (Conservative Party, Torries) |
| Capital: | London |
| Surface: | 242,495 square kilometers |
| Residents: | 66.8 million (as of 2019) |
In the British hospitals, the situation remains relaxed despite the high number of infections. Currently, only 3,615 people are hospitalized across the UK, 522 of them in intensive care units.
Incidence in the UK at nearly 400: warnings of the consequences of easing are loud
The UK is now fully in the fourth wave, which is currently also threatening Germany. Although the infections in this country are still very low with a 7-day incidence of only 8.6, this value has doubled in the past few days. If the value maintains this speed, the number of infections in Germany will soon skyrocket again.
Despite the few hospitalizations in Great Britain and the impending easing from Monday, July 19, 2021, in the English part of the country, the situation on the islands remains tense and the warnings of the consequences are getting louder. Hospital admissions could reach “pretty scary” levels in a matter of weeks, said UK government medical advisor Chris Whitty. Also for this reason, London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan is currently trying, for example, to prevent the lifting of the mask requirement in local public transport.
“We should not underestimate that we could get into trouble again surprisingly quickly.” Great Britain is also doing well because of the vaccination program. But: “We are not out of the woods yet,” said Whitty at a webinar at the London Science Museum on Thursday evening.
United Kingdom reports almost 50,000 corona infections: Johnson continues to urge caution
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Conservative Party, Torries) had previously warned against throwing all caution overboard if distance rules and mask requirements end on Monday, night clubs open and there is no longer an upper limit for participants at events.
Whitty said she was convinced that most people would continue to behave considerately. Johnson had been confident that “the worst” was behind the country “if we are careful and continue to respect this disease and its ongoing threat.” * Kreiszeitung.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
