Britain must immediately implement a three-week nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. This was stated by a member of the government scientific advisory group Jeremy Farrar (Jeremy Farrar), reports Reuters.
“The current tiered restrictions will not significantly reduce transmission rates or prevent further spread of the virus,” he said. In this regard, Farrar considers it necessary to tighten measures at the national level. With proper financial support, he said, a lockdown would help reduce infection rates, protect and prepare health services, and save lives.
The adviser believes that it was optimal to introduce such measures two or three weeks ago, but this can be done now. At the same time, this must be done immediately, since postponing will only aggravate and prolong the crisis.
On October 16, it was reported that UK couples living separately must adhere to social distancing rules, even if they have been in a relationship for a long time.
Earlier in England, due to the worsening situation with COVID-19, a three-tier system of restrictions was introduced. The first is used in regions with an average level of spread of infection, the second – with a high, the third – with a very high.
A strong increase in the number of people infected with coronavirus began in the UK in September. In total, more than 708 thousand people have fallen ill in the country since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The United Kingdom is the third in Europe in the number of people infected. In total, more than 39 million people have been infected worldwide.
