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| ▲ Among emergency personnel due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus infectious disease (Corona 19) in the UK, a display that reads “French border closure” is seen at Dover Port on the 22nd (local time). France has completely banned entry from the UK for 48 hours from 0 o’clock on the 21st after the spread of the corona 19 virus in the UK. | |
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(London = Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Daehan = Britain’s new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) is the first to exceed 40,000 new confirmed cases, and the spread has not stopped after the appearance.
The British government announced on the 28th (local time) that the number of new confirmed cases per day was counted at 41,385.
This is the largest daily scale since the pandemic (a global pandemic) began in March.
It increased by more than 2,000 people from the previous record on the 23rd (39,237 people), which was the highest, and recorded 40,000 people for the first time.
The number of new deaths per day on that day was 357.
As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the UK increased to 23,39730 and the cumulative death toll increased to 71,109.
The reason for the rapid increase in Corona 19 in the UK is due to the emergence of mutations with 70% more spreading power than before.
As a result, 24 million people, 43% of England’s population, including the capital city of London, live in the corona 19 stage 4 area, which is subject to the strictest restrictions.
In addition to Europe, dozens of countries around the world, including Korea, restrict or ban entry from the UK.
As the number of confirmed cases increases rapidly, the burden on the UK National Health Service (NHS) is also reaching its limit.
As of the 22nd, which is the most recent statistic, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the UK reached 21286.
This is close to the level of April 12 (21,683 people), the peak at the time of the first spread of Corona 19, and it is feared that the situation will worsen in January-February next year during the winter season.
Some hospitals already treat patients in ambulances due to lack of beds.
The London Ambulance Service announced on the 26th that it had the busiest day in history with 7,918 calls a day.
The number of calls has increased by more than 2,500 compared to the same period last year.
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