Earlier this month, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to remove all coronation measures in the country on July 19.
At the same time, the country’s own Minister of Health, Sajid Javid, warned that the reopening could lead to more than 100,000 daily cases of infection.
Now researchers are sounding the alarm about the reopening.
1200 signed
According to The Guardian, 1,200 researchers have warned against the reopening through a letter to the medical journal The Lancet.
– We believe that the government is launching a dangerous and unethical experiment, and we ask it to stop the plans to repeal the measures on 19 July 2021, they write in the letter.
The warning is that the reopening could create fertile ground for the emergence of new, vaccine-resistant varieties.
– CRITICISM: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is criticized for opening up the country in a situation where infection rates are still high. Photo: Jessica Taylor
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– If a new variant emerges in the UK, it will quickly be able to spread to the rest of the world, the researchers state.
They say Britain’s position as a “global hub” will make reopening dangerous to the situation in the rest of the world.
Creates broad concern
The number of corona patients and deaths in the UK is now at its highest since March. With the more contagious Delta variant as dominant, concerns about reopening in the UK have spread to more countries.
According to The Guardian, government advisers in both New Zealand, Israel and Italy are among those sounding the alarm about what will happen.
José Martin-Moreno, senior adviser to the World Health Organization (WHO), has also commented on the matter.
– We can not understand why this happens, despite the scientific knowledge you have, he says.
However, the Prime Minister’s Office at Boris Johnson hopes that the frequent rollout of vaccines will limit the number of people who become seriously ill.
– A little early out
Assistant health director Espen Nakstad tells TV 2 that it is an art of balance to know when to return to the normal situation.
– Several countries are now discussing when it is right to drop measures.
Nakstad says it may seem that the English are out a little early.
– In England, there is still a lot of spread of infection among unvaccinated people. Some of them are also hospitalized, he says.
– That is what you are worried about now. If you get these mutated virus variants in circulation among unvaccinated.
According to FHI’s updated infection map, the UK is now marked in dark red. This means that you must be in a quarantine hotel when entering Norway if you have not been fully vaccinated.
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