even worse is that a more transmissible variant of the new crown virus has been confirmed in the UK. In order to prevent and control this new variant virus, the British government had to issue a notice on the 19th to prevent and control the epidemic in London and other places. The level was raised to the fourth level. The direct consequence of this control measure is that a large number of British people began to flee London.
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Prime Minister Johnson stated at a press conference on the 19th that this new variant is 70% more transmissible than the original strain, which has led to a sharp increase in the number of confirmed cases in the UK in the past 2 weeks In particular, the number of newly confirmed cases on the 17th was as high as 35,383, setting a record for the highest number of newly confirmed cases in a single day in the UK since the epidemic.
Although the UK has started vaccination work since December 8, but limited by practical factors such as the number of vaccines, the actual vaccination situation so far is not optimistic, and the positive significance of preventing and controlling the recurrence of this round of epidemic is very limited. Scientists therefore recommended that British Prime Minister Johnson, starting on the 20th local time, raise the level of epidemic prevention and control in some areas such as London to level 4 for a period of two weeks.
During this period, except for a few cases such as purchasing daily necessities, Londoners need to stay at home as much as possible. Retail stores, cinemas, bowling alleys and other indoor entertainment venues and barber shops for “non-essential goods” will be closed. Feel free to enter and exit areas where the four-level prevention and control is implemented.
British Health Secretary Hancock reported on the epidemic
In other words, London will face the most stringent "closure" measures since the epidemic.
This British scientist believes that this will greatly reduce the infection rate of the people during the recurrence of the epidemic, so as to buy respite for the already overwhelmed British health care system. British Prime Minister Johnson also expressed his understanding: "I know how disappointing this news is, but we have no other choice."
Obviously, London residents have their own choices: after Johnson announced this decision, a large number of London residents began to flee London crazy. According to the “Daily Mail” report on the evening of the 19th, many people were already using private cars and taxis to “escape” that day, and some even rented cars specifically for this purpose. At the same time, St. Pancras and other London companies Large railway stations are also overcrowded.
People flee London
But not everyone has enough financial resources to support their living away from home-those who do not have the conditions to leave London chose another kind of "crazy":
took effect in the early morning of the 20th. In the first few hours, hundreds of thousands of London residents swarmed the streets, crowding famous shopping areas such as Regent Street, just to stock up enough Christmas supplies before the ban. According to British media statistics, in these short hours, Londoners spent at least £1.2 billion on panic buying.
On the streets of London on the evening of 19th,
There is no doubt that these crazy behaviors will only accelerate the spread of the virus in the UK, making this banning order counterproductive. So why are the Londoners so crazy this time? In the final analysis, this aspect is due to distrust of the government. After all, the British epidemic has been repeated for nearly a year. London has already experienced two major containment measures before, but now it has also produced "virus mutations." Even more rational people will have distrust of the authorities in such big news.
On the other hand, it is only a few days away from the most traditional and grandest Christmas in the West. In the perception of many people in the West, a good Christmas is a very personal thing, and nothing can be tolerated. People and even the government interfere with this "private right." So now facing the government's interference using the new crown as an "excus", these British people have given full play to the spirit of "I can't provoke it, but I can't hide it" and chose to escape from London to avoid government interference.
On the streets of London on the evening of the 19th,
, but there is also no doubt that this kind of “defending private power” behavior of London citizens is an extremely selfish act, which has also caused a lot of criticism in the UK: some British netizens ridiculed These onesPeople are "contributing to the death rate of the new crown." Some people blame the government for "brain short circuit". Even the British Health Secretary Hancock jumped out and called these people "completely irresponsible."
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After calming down, think about it carefully. The reason why such an absurd scene will appear in the UK on Christmas Eve in 2020, apart from the responsibilities of these people themselves, the British government deliberately followed the US anti-China policy at the beginning of the epidemic Isn't it true that delaying early control measures is the real culprit in this scene?
What is surprising is that even now, British politicians are still reluctant to face this fundamental problem. Instead, they have begun to take advantage of the recurrence of the epidemic to start various political speculations.
The leader of the British "Brexit Party" Nigel Farage tweeted Prime Minister Johnson in the early hours of the 20th: "Congratulations to the Prime Minister and your think tank, you have caused the first'London retreat' since 1939." The result was only. An hour later, this person tweeted and attacked China: "Christmas has been cancelled, thank you, China".
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So do we need to be surprised by the crazy scene of Londoners escaping from London? The really crazy people are actually sitting in jeopardy in those luxurious mansions in London.
