The number of confirmed infections in the UK is approaching 20,000 in a single day. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on October 15 that from October 17, the alert level for London, York, Essex and other areas of the epidemic will be raised from “medium level” to “high level.
British Prime Minister Johnson recently proposed a three-level alert system, which classifies the risk of an epidemic as “moderate”, “high” or “very high”, and Liverpool, a city in the northwest of England, is currently the only city classified as the highest level of alert, most of the region’s alert level was originally “moderate”.
However, Hancock announced on the 15th that London, York, Essex and many other areas will be raised to “high” level. This means that more than half of England’s population will live in areas with a “high” or “very high” alert rating.
According to the government, people from different households are prohibited from gathering indoors, including bars and restaurants, in areas with a “high” alert level.
The BBC reports that the government is also considering raising the alert level in Manchester to “very high,” but has not yet made a final decision.
I’m afraid it’s going to get worse before it gets better,” Hancock said in the House of Commons. I understand that these measures are not easy, but they are also very important,” he said. In the face of an unprecedented epidemic, difficult choices have to be made, some of the most difficult decisions a peacetime government has ever made.”
The latest figures show that 137 new people died in the UK on the 14th, surpassing 100 for the second day in a row. The number of confirmed cases is 19,724.
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