In less than two weeks, the number of dead in the country has doubled • Government chaos and criticism of its behavior continue in parallel with Johnson's recovery

Corona's spread in the British Isle: On Saturday, the death toll, which was diagnosed as positive and passed away at the hospital reached 20,000. This after the number doubled in less than two weeks.

At the same time, the British government, led by Boris Johnson, who also has the virus and is recovering, continues to harshly criticize its conduct and response to the crisis with the announcement of the increase in the number of dead, with the British island being the last to enter closure and the number of tests lower than other countries around the world .

UK: 917 dead from Corona a day // Photo: Reuters

Remember, Britain has the world's fifth largest dead, after the United States, Italy, Spain and France. And according to many scientists in the country, the mortality rate will only decline in about two weeks. Probably the total number of the dead is much higher, in view of the fact that it does not include the number of dead people who have died in nursing homes.

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The British Ministry of Health released data today that only 28,760 tests were carried out in the past day, which may put additional pressure on the government, which has stated that it aims to reach 100,000 by the end of April, which is just days away.

The main concern in the UK concerns the fact that a low level of testing means a slower exit than the closure which will affect the UK economy, the fifth largest in the world.

Earlier, the Director of National Health Services in England (NHS), Stephen Powis, was interviewed by the BBC, saying "it will take time, even several years, until we know for sure the full impact of Corona on the country."

At the same time, Powis added that unlike other countries in the world, the UK health care system has not collapsed and hospitals are already beginning to prepare for non-viral treatments or pre-arranged surgeries. The reason for this, he says, is the fact that there is a decrease in the number of new patients.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Johnson is still recovering from his illness, after being hospitalized for about a week and even transferred to the ICU at London's St. Thomas Hospital, while at the same time prime ministers have been forced to provide citizens with answers about high death rates, low testing and lack of protective equipment for workers. The different medicine.