[London, 8th Reuters]–The British capital, London, declared a “serious incident” on the 8th, saying that a highly infectious new coronavirus mutant could become uncontrollable in the country and hospitals could not respond.
The number of deaths in the new Corona in the UK has exceeded 78,000, the fifth highest in the world. Prime Minister Johnson is rushing to vaccinate with a new full-scale lockdown in England.
Mayor Khan of London is concerned that the spread of the infection is “out of control” and that the number of beds in the city may reach its limit in the coming weeks. “We declare a serious incident because the threat the virus poses to London is in jeopardy.”
Serious incidents are usually designated in the event of an attack or serious accident, especially in situations where there is “serious damage, damage, confusion, or risk to human life or welfare, essential services, environment or national security”. Will be done.
According to Mayor Khan, one in 20 citizens is infected in some areas of the city. It is said that the maximum number of ambulance transportation requests is 9000 a day.
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