London is considering the hypothesis of putting in place countermeasures following the increase in infections from Covid-19.
According to the Observer, the Guardian's Sunday insert, Boris Johnson's government could launch a new squeeze to fight the pandemic ahead of winter. The fear is that the concomitance of the Delta variant and sub-variants of the coronavirus and other respiratory diseases, such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), could have serious consequences for children and the elderly.
For the British media, the executive would have alarming "new data" in hand that pave the way for a "Plan B", after the end of the restrictions in July. The UK Health Security Agency (Ukhsa) would be consulting local administrations to take their pulse on the possibility of an "immediate implementation of the plan for the winter" to cope with the growing pressure on the NHS, the public health service.
Among the hypotheses on the table also the introduction of a vaccination pass for indoor places, never liked by Whitehall.
Meanwhile, just today from the United Kingdom there are more encouraging numbers on Covid: 39,962 cases were recorded in 24 hours, almost 5 thousand less than yesterday and therefore for the first time below 40 thousand after 11 days. Deaths are also decreasing, for the second day in a row, settling at 72 against 135 yesterday. Total hospital admissions remained stable (8,238, compared to the peaks of 39,000 in the waves in recent months), thanks to the barrier effect attributed to the double vaccine administered so far in the country to 80% of the population over 12.
(Unioneonline / D)