UK records record number of people infected with Covid-19

UK records record number of people infected with Covid-19

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There were about 700,000 more positive people than the previous weekaccording to this study, considered more reliable than daily statistics that depend on people being willing to take the tests and communicate the results to the authorities, reported the AFP news agency.

The ONS estimates that one in 13 people in England had the virus. The proportion rises to 1 in 12 in Scotland1 in 14 in Welsh and 1 in 15 in North Ireland.

Hospital admissions have also increased compared to the previous week, especially among the over 45 years old. The current wave is attributed to the BA.2 subvariant of Omicronmuch more contagious than the preceding one.

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The United Kingdom is among the European countries that according to the World Health Organization (WHO) lifted their restrictions against the spread of the virus “too abruptly”. But unlike previous waves, the authorities take no action and the outbreak unfolds in a relative public indifferenceas the war in Ukraine and skyrocketing prices dominate today.

Starting today, with a few exceptions, Britons must pay for diagnostic testswhich previously could be obtained free of charge at pharmacies or health services.

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The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by Covid-19 worldwide, registered more than 165,300 confirmed deaths since the start of the pandemic two years ago.

Source: Ambito

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