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A variant of the covid-19 virus was discovered in the UK

Author : Bozhou Marine

Update time : 2020-12-22 12:00:04

This past weekend, the epidemic broke out in continental Europe.

The Secretary of Health of the United Kingdom stated that the new strain has been out of control and that the new variant of the new crown virus has spread to the European continent. Countries such as Italy, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries have announced the suspension of flights to the United Kingdom.

London, which is about to be blocked, also began to stage a "Great Escape", with a large number of people gathering in stations and other places. Since non-essential shops will be temporarily closed after the implementation of the blockade, many people have rushed to go shopping spree, and foreign media are expected to spend more than 10 billion yuan.

This weekend, the world's single-day new cases also set a record, close to 800,000.

On the 19th, the British government announced the discovery of a new variant of the new coronavirus. British Prime Minister Boris said that the spread of this virus is 70% higher than the previous new coronavirus strain.

To curb the spread of the virus, the United Kingdom announced a re-blockade of London and other areas.

According to Overseas Network, British Prime Minister Johnson stated on the 19th that starting from the 20th, London, the southeast and east of England will be upgraded from the current three-level prevention and control level to four for a period of two weeks. The corresponding measures are similar to those in England in November this year. The large-scale "foot-free" measures have been implemented.

Under the four levels of prevention and control:

(1) Except for a few cases such as purchasing daily necessities, people should stay at home as much as possible;

(2) "Non-essentials" retail stores, entertainment facilities, fitness centers, etc. are closed;

(3) People should work from home as much as possible;

(4) People cannot enter and leave areas where the four-level prevention and control is implemented at will.

In addition, when entering the fourth-level prevention and control area, people are not allowed to gather with people outside the family during Christmas except for special reasons.

In other parts of England, members of up to three families are allowed to gather during Christmas.

Johnson said that stricter measures are taken to prevent the rapid spread of the new coronavirus. He said that an important reason for the accelerated spread of the virus is the emergence of mutant viruses, but there is currently no evidence that this mutant virus can cause more serious illnesses or higher mortality.

On the 19th local time, British Health Secretary Hancock said when talking about the current new crown pneumonia epidemic in the UK, that the new strain of the new crown virus discovered in the country has been out of control and the British government must control it and has the responsibility to take action.

The British government scientific adviser previously stated that the virus variant was the main reason for the sharp increase in the number of inpatients in the UK in December.

INFLUENCES:

- On the afternoon of the 19th local time, after the announcement that the British capital London and some surrounding areas will upgrade the epidemic prevention measures, nearly 300,000 residents quickly "fleeed from London" by rail and road.

- A few hours before the new British epidemic measures took effect, Londoners began a series of shopping spree, which, according to estimates, may cost as much as 1.2 billion pounds.

- According to European media reports, the governments of Germany, France, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Luxembourg and other countries have announced that they will urgently restrict the entry of British travelers in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic.

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