The streets of London almost deserted this weekend and a growing concern among the British. In the United Kingdom, the Covid-19 has killed more people than elsewhere in Europe and despite a third lockdown, the virus is spreading at record levels: more than 400,000 new cases just last week. The health system public is sounding the alarm.
“I am really concerned about the current situation … we could have 1 in 30 people carrying the new variant of Covid and often people are not symptomatic. So it is more important than ever that we put in place this vaccination program and that people are protected.“underlines the doctorNikki Kanani, director of primary care at NHS England.
The government has made a pledge: to have all adults in the UK vaccinated by the fall. 1.5 million people have already received an injection; by mid-February, London hopes it will be 15 million. In the meantime, compliance with the restrictions is essential insists the British Minister for Health, Matt Hancock :
“The challenge here is that even the slightest loosening can be fatal, some may look at the rules and think it doesn’t matter much if I’m just doing this or that. But these rules are not limits to push. They are the limit of what people have to do “.
The aim is to avoid overloading the country’s hospitals, especially intensive care units. For the leader of the Labor opposition Keir Starmer, the government has no strategy:
“The problem is the mixed messages from the government, like eat out, don’t eat out, go back to work, don’t go back, stay home or go out.”
After almost a year of restrictive measures, not sure that British citizens respect this containment. And a question torments the government: how long will the health service be able to hold out?
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