The UK added more than 49,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the 18th, setting a record for the past three months. Many people are worried that the number of new coronavirus infections in the UK is significantly higher than other European countries at this stage, and the epidemic

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 19th. The United Kingdom added more than 49,000 confirmed cases of new crown on the 18th, setting a record for the past three months. Many people are worried that the number of new coronavirus infections in the UK is significantly higher than other European countries at this stage, and the epidemic prevention situation is grim.

British government data shows that there were 49,156 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK on the 18th, a significant increase from the 45,140 cases the previous day, and also set a new record for the highest number of new confirmed cases in a single day since July 17. In the past two weeks, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in a single day in the UK has remained high, remaining between 35,000 and 40,000.

htmlOn August 30, people walked along the banks of the Thames River in London, England. ( Xinhua News Agency , photo by Rey Tang)

The UK is one of the countries most severely affected by the new coronavirus epidemic. So far, there have been more than 8.4 million confirmed cases and more than 138,600 deaths. Since the summer, the number of new COVID-19 deaths in the UK has frequently exceeded 100 in a single day.

Jim Naismith, professor of structural biology at the University of Oxford, said: "Unfortunately, the new crown epidemic in the UK is more severe than many other countries at the moment. This is not only reflected in the number of positive tests, but also in the number of hospitalizations and deaths. "More."

The UK began to relax epidemic prevention restrictions in June, and on July 19 it lifted almost all remaining epidemic prevention restrictions in England, such as allowing bars and restaurants to fully resume operations and nightclubs to reopen.

Many experts have warned that with the end of summer vacation, the resumption of primary and secondary schools across the UK, and the gradual arrival of autumn and winter when respiratory diseases such as influenza are common, the UK epidemic will still face the risk of serious deterioration in the next few months.

html On September 7, a man walked in front of a new crown vaccination center in London, England. (Xinhua News Agency, photo by Rey Tang)

According to Reuters reports, more than two-thirds of adults in the UK have completed the new crown vaccination, which helps reduce severe hospitalization and death of people infected with the new coronavirus .

The House of Commons of the British Parliament released the UK's first COVID-19 investigation report on the 12th, pointing out that the UK failed to take more measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 in the early stages of the pandemic, which was one of the country's most serious public health failures.

reported that the crisis exposed "significant flaws in the UK's government machinery". The 147-page report lists the views of dozens of experts, including the government's chief scientific and medical adviser, and criticizes the government for not implementing anti-epidemic measures such as social distancing, isolation, testing and comprehensive lockdowns earlier. (Yang Shuyi)