On Monday evening, the first such blockade covered the 350-city of Leicester in central England. All shops are closed again on Tuesday, except for those selling the necessary items, schools will be closed on Thursday and it is recommended to refrain from traveling to and from Leicester. As explained by Health Minister Matt Hancock, Leicester reported 10 percent last week. all infections in the country.
Sky News said, citing sources at the Ministry of Health, that further such blockades may be introduced in the coming days. Those at risk are several districts of London, including Westminster, where parliaments and ministries are located, also located in the center of Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, moreover Ealing, where many Poles live, and districts with a high percentage of ethnic minorities, such as Brent , Harrow or Tower Hamlets.
Cities are also on the list, including Bradford, Sunderland, Gateshead, York, Portsmouth and Wigan, and the counties of Derbyshire, Gloucestershire and Suffolk.
In many of these 36 places, a high percentage of the population are ethnic minorities, which, according to statistics, are more likely to die from coronavirus infection. This factor was also indicated in the case of Leicester, where among all major cities in England this percentage is the highest. 28 percent residents of the city have Indian roots, and another 21 percent. belongs to other minorities.
In Leicester and the London boroughs of Brent and Harrow, there is also the highest percentage of overcrowded housing, which is a factor contributing to the spread of the virus.
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