Prelude to a heated debate about local politics, an addition has been added to the British government guide without special publicity, stating that seven provinces in northern England and City Hall – Bolton, Blackburn, Kirklees, Bedford, Burnley, Leicester and North Tyneside – and residents of Hounslow, West London, On the border with Heathrow Airport Preferably only in the fresh airKeep a distance of two meters from each other, do not leave these administrative areas, and do not travel to these areas by those who live elsewhere. More than 2 million people live in the affected areas. The guide extension was available Tuesday evening on the UK government’s online advisory interface.
After a full day of consultation with the relevant councils, the London Prime Minister’s Office also stated so There are no local restrictions. A Downing Street spokesman said Tuesday night the government Only provide additional precautionary advice For locals on how to protect themselves and others in areas where this type of virus is spreading.
On Tuesday, the councils of the eight administrative regions concerned issued a joint statement stating that, in consultation with representatives of national government organizations, they can confirm that there are no restrictions on travel to and from these areas and that local closures have not gone into effect. However, the provinces mentioned this They are working to expand screening tests and speed up local vaccination programs.
Andy Burnham, mayor of Manchester in northwest England, described the conservative British government as a fatal mistake of communication, which he said had greatly affected the lives of people in the affected areas.
According to the data Tuesday nationwide so far The B.1.617.2 variant has been detected in just over five thousand coronavirus test samples. However, recent studies by the Public Health Service (PHE) show that vaccines were jointly developed by the University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, as well as Pfizer and BioNTech.
Both of them are very effective in preventing disease development caused by the Indian variant of Coronavirus.
According to the PHE report, the two vaccines are likely to be most effective in preventing the development of severe forms of Covid-19 disease caused by the B.1.617.2 virus that require hospitalization, as well as symptoms – that is, less severe – disease progression. The service tightened, however, that The variable B.1.617.2 has not caused such a large number of serious or fatal diseases that the efficacy of the two vaccines against such conditions can be demonstrated with accuracy.
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