Criticism of Britain's decision to avoid citizen isolation • World Health Organization: "Stop Spreading" • British Doctors: "Trying to Earn Time"

• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson // Photo: Reuters

Britain's conservative government is facing harsh criticism, which is embedded in policies adopted to tackle the spread of the Corona epidemic in the United Kingdom. So far, the Corona virus has killed 35 Britons and there are currently around 1,500 infected. However, according to the UK government's chief health adviser, the number of people infected with the virus now ranges from 5,000 to 10,000.

This assessment has not led the British government to take drastic preventive measures like many European countries and the US, which have closed borders, educational and public institutions, restricted movement on their territory or prohibited the existence of mass events.

The British government has adopted a gradual coping policy for the spread of the epidemic, and has decided to delay the drastic measures for another two weeks, the time when the epidemic is expected to peak. The British government hopes to get more time to the public health system, which is quite uncertain.

The World Health Organization has criticized the UK government's policy on the treatment of corona, which is supposed to cause the British population to develop a natural anti-virus vaccine by avoiding isolation measures, especially of children and adolescents.

The organization's spokeswoman, Margaret Harris, made it clear that scientists did not know enough about the virus at this stage in a way that would allow a mass trial to develop a natural vaccine: "Theories can be talked about, but states need to take action to stop the disease." The British government's chief scientist, Sir Patrick Wellness, estimated that at least 60 per cent of the British population - ie 40 million people - would need to contract the disease in order to develop a significant natural vaccine to stop the spread of the disease.

Crisis health system

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised that improving health care services will be his government's priority, but the outbreak of the epidemic has caught the British even before system reform is applied. That is why the UK government is working to make time, hoping that the epidemic will only peak in a few weeks as the seasonal pressure on hospitals will decrease.

Prime Minister Johnson defines the Corona epidemic as "the worst public health crisis in a generation", adding: "This disease will spread, and I must honestly tell the British public - many more families will lose their loved ones prematurely." However, his government is determined The British did not impose many bans at this time, fearing that the population would not persist in sustaining them for long, but would violate them just as the outbreak of the epidemic culminated, thus preventing the British government from announcing the closure of educational institutions or the banning of mass events.

The issue of recommending seniors to stay in their homes, so as not to contract the life-threatening virus mainly in their lives, was met with heavy reluctance by health experts, fearing such a move would have the most severe mental effects on the country's older population.

Take care of the economy

It is estimated that the British government is concerned that draconian measures to prevent the corona at this point will cause panic among the British public, which will also negatively impact the economy, which has only begun to recover from the effects of the Berkazit. UK health experts disagree with government policy.

While some consider the gradual approach, given the lack of accurate data on the effectiveness of measures taken by other governments, many doctors - especially in public hospitals - warn of the health system's unwillingness to deal with the epidemic.

Among other things, doctors warn of a lack of respiratory machinery, such as that created in China and Italy, and that many medical staff suffer from the disease themselves, and that during the crisis there will be a severe shortage of experienced professional staff.