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Corona in Great Britain: Hospitals in London on the verge of collapse - "The situation is escalating quickly"

2021-01-07T12:10:44.121Z


Coronavirus mutation: The British government is imposing a tough Covid-19 lockdown for England - this should apply for a long time. Now the United Kingdom also has a solid corona scandal.


Coronavirus mutation: The British government is imposing a tough Covid-19 lockdown for England - this should apply for a long time.

Now the United Kingdom also has a solid corona scandal.

  • Coronavirus pandemic *

    : The novel

    Corona *

    mutation

    is a

    major concern

    in the

    UK

    .

  • Most recently, the number of

    Covid-19 cases

    in the

    United Kingdom rose

    exorbitantly.

    The

    British government of Boris Johnson

    now announced for

    England

    putting a

    corona lockdown

    *

    .

  • The next day, a polarizing

    corona scandal

    around

    Parliament in London became

    known.

Update from January 7, 1:05 p.m.:

Great Britain reported

another daily record

on Wednesday with more than

62,300 new corona cases

.

In addition,

more than 1,000 deaths have been

reported.

Because of the rapidly increasing number of

corona patients

,

hospitals

are also coming under increasing pressure.

In

London

in particular

, the clinics are on the verge of

overload

and could run out of

capacity

in less than two weeks

, the

Health Service Journal reported

on Thursday, citing a presentation by the NHS (National Health Service).

Even in the best case scenario,

a total of 2,000 beds

, including intensive care places, would be missing

in the capital by January 19

.

"It is clearly

worse

than during the

first wave

" of intensivists said

Rupert Pearse

the transmitter

BBC Radio 4

.

There is currently

not enough staff

available.

“It is difficult to guarantee the quality of care that patients deserve.” Caring for

corona patients means

that heart or cancer patients, for example, have to be neglected.

"Unless we take the lockdown seriously, the impact on healthcare for the whole country will be catastrophic."



Rupert Pearse, London doctor from the Intensive Care Society, says the NHS could be overwhelmed in 2 weeks # r4Todayhttps: //t.co/EItb8LbUJf

- BBC Radio 4 Today (@ BBCr4today) January 7, 2021

Corona in Great Britain: "The situation is escalating quickly" - 5000 new patients within a week

NHS manager

Chris Hopson

told

BBC Radio 4

: "The situation is escalating quickly." In the past week,

5,000 new patients were brought

into the clinics.

“That's

ten hospitals full of Covid patients

in just seven days.

It's a huge challenge, ”said Hopson.

The clinics were already checking every corner to see whether beds could be placed there.

To

slow

the spread of the

coronavirus

, the

UK

wants to

introduce

new measures on its

borders

.

The regulations would be announced "in the next few days", said Interior Minister

Priti Patel

on Thursday the broadcaster

BBC Radio 4.


"Travel should only take place under very strict rules," said Patel.

People should stay at home and only travel abroad if they have a

special

permit.

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

, Health Minister

Matt Hancock

and NHS boss

Simon Stevens

want to

comment on the current corona situation

early Thursday evening (at 6 p.m. CET)

.

Corona in Great Britain: Lockdown law is expected to apply until the end of March

Update of January 6, 15:40:

The

lockdown law

the

British government

with access restrictions and school closures will until

March 31

apply.

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

stressed in parliament that the date was not chosen because the

lockdown

should last until then.

Rather, it is about "enabling a constant, controlled and fact-based transition".

Progress should not be undone quickly, said Johnson on Wednesday in London.

Johnson stressed that the lockdown measures would be constantly

reviewed and ended as soon as possible

.

It is important that people initially stay at home, also so as

not to destroy

the effect of the

corona vaccinations

, said the prime minister.

“Every needle in every arm makes a difference.” The

UK

is already vaccinating faster than any other comparable country and hopefully the rate will increase.

So far,

more than 1.3 million people have received

a dose

nationwide

,

Johnson

said

.

Corona lockdown in Great Britain: BBC broadcasts lessons for students every day

In order to support the schools during the new

lockdown

, the

BBC

broadcasts several hours of

classes

every day

.

From January 11th, three hours of

primary school

lessons would be broadcast every day

, plus at least two hours for

secondary school students

, the broadcaster said.

Johnson

and Secretary of Education

Gavin Williamson

thanked the broadcaster for their support.

Williamson also announced that it would be giving out

a million laptops and tablets

to students whose families cannot afford end devices.

The BBC is bringing its biggest ever education offer from Monday 11 January:



📚 @CBBC will have a three-hour block of primary school programming from 9am.



📚 @BBCTwo will cater for secondary students with at least two hours of content each weekday.https: //t.co/NXpJSb7AHm pic.twitter.com/fyjvs4yWgW

- BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) January 5, 2021

Corona lockdown in Great Britain: "Massive acceleration" of vaccinations announced

Update from January 6, 11:35 a.m.:

The

British government

wants to

significantly increase

the number of

corona vaccinations administered

in the

near future

.

There will be a “

massive acceleration

”, announced the responsible State Secretary

Nadhim Zahawi

on Wednesday on Sky News.

The announcement by Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

that

more than 13 million people will

be vaccinated

by mid-February

is a "Herculean task," said Zahawi.

“It's an ambitious goal, a very ambitious goal.

But I am confident that we will meet it. "

We have now vaccinated over 1.3 million people across the UK.



We're focusing our efforts on protecting the most vulnerable, reducing hospitalizations and saving lives.

pic.twitter.com/AY9hZEFCtx

- Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) January 5, 2021

On Wednesday, the British Parliament will discuss the government's

lockdown measures

in the fight against the

corona pandemic

.

The government package is expected to receive bipartisan approval.

Now people should only leave their homes to go shopping, to work or to the doctor.

Schools

and non-essential businesses

close

, recreational sports are prohibited.

Prime Minister

Johnson

, who had refused to close schools on Sunday, and his top health experts made

the explosiveness clear

with

dramatic figures

.

"About one in 50 people has the virus," said government medical advisor

Chris Whitty

on Tuesday.

Extrapolated, this corresponds to two percent of the population.

The

authorities also reported a daily record

with

more than 60,000 new cases

.

"When people look at the facts, the overwhelming majority will find that we have no choice," Johnson said, referring to the

lockdown

.

Corona lockdown in England: British politician arrested for offense

Update from January 5, 10.45 a.m.:

The news about the

coronavirus pandemic

from

Great Britain is

overturning.

After a nationwide

lockdown for England

due to the

Covid-19 mutation

was declared

on Monday evening

, the United Kingdom now has a solid

corona scandal

.

Specifically: A British MP has been

arrested and charged with

a blatant violation of the measures to

contain the coronavirus pandemic

.

The police in Scotland confirmed this on Monday evening.

That happened: In

September, the

politician

Margaret Ferrier

drove

600 kilometers on the train from Glasgow to

London

with

corona symptoms

and spoke there in Parliament.

Although she subsequently tested positive for the virus, she drove back to

Glasgow

.

At that time Ferrier was a member of the

Scottish National Party (SNP)

, now she is an independent MP because she was expelled from the parliamentary group.

In the video: England locked down again due to virus mutation

Coronavirus pandemic: Corona bang in the UK

First report from

January 4th:

Munich / London -

Coronavirus

bang from

Great Britain

!

Due to the drastic rise in the number of

Covid-19

* cases

and out of great concern about the new

Corona

mutation

, the British government has

imposed

a tough

lockdown

for the whole of

England

- with immediate effect.

Coronavirus pandemic: tough lockdown in England due to corona mutation

"We have to

impose

a lockdown

in

England

to get the new

Corona

* variant

under control,"

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

said

in a televised

address

this Monday evening.

“That means that you have to stay at home.” This means that citizens are only allowed to leave their house or apartment to visit the doctor, go shopping or go to work.

Schools are rigorously closed.

Stay at home.

Protect the NHS.

Save lives.

pic.twitter.com/PUN79POzAw

- Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) January 4, 2021

This Monday (January 4),

Great Britain had recorded 59,000 new corona cases within 24 hours

.

Johnson's government attributes the strong spread to the

new coronavirus variant

, which, according to the British, is said to be 50 to 70 percent more contagious than the previously known form.

At Christmas, the mutation of the virus was

detected for

the first time in the

Corona crisis in Germany

.

Covid-19 lockdown in England: Big concerns about highly contagious corona mutation

Gradually, the countries on mainland Europe had

cut

travel to

Great Britain

shortly before New Year's Eve

due to the

Corona mutation

.

+

Again in corona lockdown: British London.

© imago images / agefotostock

And now

Johnson's tough lockdown

: The new

Covid-19 rules

are to

apply

in

England

(around 56 million inhabitants) until mid-February.

"Stay home, protect the (health service) NHS, save lives,"

Johnson

said

in his address.

Recently there were 20 percent more deaths, the head of government said.

Great Britain: Coronavirus lockdown initially only in England

The

lockdown should

initially only apply to

England

, where the infection rate was

highest

in the metropolitan area of

London

, and not to the rest of the United Kingdom.

(pm)

Source: merkur

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