London, Europe Brief News – COVID in UK has reached a record level with nearly five million affected. Surprisingly about one in thirteen people is infected with this virus. During the past week cases are soaring to a new level. The latest figures are coming in from Britain’s official statistics agency.
In the last week, around 4.9 million people are estimated to have coronavirus. Previously the cases were not more than 4.3 million. It is very much obvious that the intensity of the virus is once again reaching its peak. The COVID cases in the UK are rising due to omicron variant BA.2. Even in the UK cases today it indicates the presence of this deadly variant.
United Kingdom Daily Coronavirus (COVID-19) Report · Friday 1st April.
69,811 new cases (people positive) reported, giving a total of 21,216,874.
191 new deaths reported, giving a total of 165,570. pic.twitter.com/AWCRQlajkB
— UK COVID-19 (@UKCovid19Stats) April 1, 2022
COVID daily cases in the UK are rising and this is how the hospitalization and death rates are increasing too. However, the number of deaths is comparatively low as compared to last year. The cases of COVID in the UK are seeing a surge since Feb. It may be due to lifting all the restrictions by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Even the test of COVID in the UK is moving at a slow pace. The government has recently ended free rapid COVID-19 tests for travelers too.
Government’s ‘Living With COVID In UK Proves To Be A Disaster
WHO is already giving a warning to countries that scrapping tests and distancing rules is not wise. As the Government of the UK is easing COVID-19 restrictions a surge in the cases is happening. People who don’t have any health issues will be more vulnerable to the virus. They need to go through tests to find out if they have a virus or not.
COVID vaccine in the United Kingdom is brilliant but if people don’t follow the rules it will become difficult to cope with everything. Unchecked prevalence will hinder the protection given by the vaccines. More than 67% of people are vaccinated. Some of them have finished their third booster shot as well. From this Saturday parents can book a low-dose vaccine for children between the 5- 12 age groups.
A biology professor James Naismith from the University of Oxford has revealed something important. He believes that most people in the country are likely to get infected with BA.2 variant.
An exception is for those who are completed shielded against this virus. COVID in UK doesn’t seem to slow down anytime soon as summers will see another peak of it. People will have to start living with this deadly virus.
