LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Thursday that the government will have to impose more difficult measures to tackle the spread of COVID-19 and ‘protect’ Christmas holidays as the government prepares to introduce more difficult measures in the north-east of England. .
Johnson’s comments came amid reports that the government is 22 hours late. Curfew in pubs and restaurants in reaction to a recent accumulation of shown cases of coronavirus. Local officials have now called for more restrictions to avoid stricter closure later.
Johnson wrote in an article in The Sun newspaper that the only way to make sure the country can spend the winter break “is to be difficult now. “
He said he was looking to “prevent the swell, avoid the tip, avoid the camel’s moment knock, flatten the blow for now. “
Over the past two days, opposition lawmakers have criticized Johnson’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis and accused his government of not having a coherent plan to deal with a momentary wave of the pandemic. Lack of control is a specific concern, with locals complaining that they have not made an appointment for checks or refer them to control centres away from their homes.
Widespread testing is thought to be essential for the spread of the virus, as they allow other inflamed people to self-insulate while helping fitness officials identify hot spots and insinuate other inflamed people.
Daily infection rates have reached levels that have not been noticed since last May, forcing the UK government to impose limits on public meetings.
Figures published late Wednesday showed 3,991 new cases shown in the last 24 hours, up from 3,105 the previous day.
Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes said measures planned for the northeast of the country are considered “preventive. “Forbes told the BBC that the average age of other people who tested positive for the virus is rising.
“Last week, 60% of the other people evaluated were between the age of 18 and 30. Now he’s also starting to work on older teams,” he said. We know that when it starts in the elderly, it is when to start receiving hospitalizations and, unfortunately, also mortality ”.
The details of the new restrictions are scarce. Labour lawmakers representing the north-east of England have asked for more information.
Local leaders in the country are also calling for government action and more evidence to prevent a wave of infections.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan called for action to combat “chaos and confusion. “He told members of the London Assembly that disorders were “putting lives and livelihoods at risk. “
“We’ve known for months that the demand for testing will increase in the fall,” Khan said. “This critical point has been foreseen and then avoided. And unless the passing government massively increases testing capacity in London, we will return to where we started: check to prevent the spread of the virus in the dark. ”
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