LONDON – Britain on Thursday imposed more difficult restrictions on other people and businesses in parts of north-east England as the country tries to curb the spread of COVID-19 before more cold winter months.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons that the new measures would come with a ban on citizens socializing with others outdoors in their own homes, ordering the closure of recreational and entertainment venues from 10pm to 5am and restricting bars and restaurants. table service only.
He also pledged 2. 7 billion pounds ($3. 5 billion) to the National Health Service this winter.
“The war on the coronavirus is not over, and we are stretching each tendon to get rid of its claws, with winter on the horizon, we will have to prepare, strengthen our defenses and recover against this unusual enemy,” Hancock said. .
Comments came after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that the government will have to impose stricter measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 and “protect” the Christmas holidays. In an article published in The Sun newspaper, he said the only way to make sure the country can winter vacation “now it’s going to be hard. “
“Then, if we can catch him now,” Johnson said, Britain can “avoid climbing, avoid the tip, avoid the camel’s moment blow, flatten the blow for now. “
For more than three days, opposition lawmakers have criticized Johnson’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis and said his government lacks a coherent plan to combat a pandemic wave. Lack of control is a specific concern, and locals complain that they have. not being able to make an appointment for checks or be referred 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 potentially exposed people.
Daily infection rates have recently 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.
Hancock said the government will impose stricter restrictions in north-east England at the request of local authorities.
“We agree with the town halls on the fact that we want to trace the KnowledgeArray . . . and knowledge implies that we want to act now,” he said.
Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes said controls are considered “preventive” measures that will help a large-scale closure.
Local leaders are involved in the build-up of infections starting to affect other older people who are more vulnerable to the disease, Forbes told the BBC.
“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 ”.
Local leaders in the country are also calling on the government to develop screening skills to prevent a momentary 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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