U.K. already passed 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England. “Unless we act, we could see deaths in this country running at several thousand a day,” said Boris Johnson. with the people began to return to workplaces, schools, universities and social life there is spurt rise in Covid-19 cases in London and difficlut for the UK Govt to take care of all. There are prediction that if not controlled dailydeaths topped 1,000.
British Government Announces Tougher Coronavirus Restrictions
British government announces tougher coronavirus restrictions for London; indoor gatherings banned. To date, the U.K. has recorded more than 657,000 cases of Covid-19, with 43,245 related deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The U.K.’s capital city will move to a so-called “high” alert level from midnight on Friday, up from the current “medium” alert level.
Prince Charles Corona Positive
Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II’s son and the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus and is now self-isolating in Scotland, his office announced Wednesday.Even the Namaste greeting couldn’t keep it away.Charles last saw the Queen, who is 93, on March 12. Charles has reportedly spoken to both of his sons, Prince William, 37, in Norfolk and Prince Harry, 35, in Canada to discuss his diagnosis.The duchess, 72, has also been tested but does not have the virus.
Coronavirus Pandemic in London
The UK is banning people from leaving their homes apart from for a few “very limited” reasons. Five and a half weeks since the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in London, the number of cases in the capital was approaching 2,500 on Monday and deaths there made up a third of the UK total. “The line for London going up in that exponential way is an indication that the epidemic is out of control,” says Prof Eric Brunner of University College London.
“It is still not clear what the reasons are for that,” he says. “Perhaps that is so they can avoid a formal state of emergency and so they don’t alienate the population. But the behaviour of a population has to change very, very fast to prevent this epidemic becoming a disaster.”