The national frequency of the virus was down two-thirds in the first half of February compared with January.
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 06:16 AM IST
Coronavirus infections in England have fallen “dramatically” in recent weeks, a rise for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he measures the pace of reopening the British economy.
The national incidence of the virus fell by two-thirds in the first half of February compared with January, according to a study by Imperial College London and Ipsos Mori, one of the largest coronavirus studies in the country. The number of people with the disease fell to 51 per 10,000 at the time of the most recent survey in February, down from 157 per 10,000 in January.
Signs are being welcomed that a national lockout is preventing the pandemic news for Johnson, who is under pressure to ease restrictions and help the UK economy recover from the worst recession in 300 years. Johnson plans to set out a “roadmap” to ease the rules on February 22, and has said he will look closely at data on diseases, hospitals and deaths due to the illness before he arrives. to any conclusion.
“These findings show encouraging signs that diseases are now on track across the country, but we cannot ignore our guard,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock said in a statement. recitation. “Matters and hospital admissions are still high.”
Non-essential shops could be open from mid-April, followed by hospitality outlets, hotels and some leisure facilities later in the month, Sky News reported Wednesday, citing a Whitehall document or -published. Johnson has said he hopes face-to-face teaching in schools will resume from March 8.
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