Under the double attack of Brexit and the epidemic, British Prime Minister Johnson has become a "closer" and needs to self-isolate again!

Earlier this month, the United Kingdom has opened the second national lockdown. This week will also be a crucial week, which may determine whether the UK can reach an agreement with the EU on a key post-Brexit trade agreement. It is undoubtedly a very bad time for Johnson to self-isolate at this time.

Text | Pu Yulin

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again self-isolated.

According to a news released by the Prime Minister’s Office on November 15 local time, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had to self-isolate due to contact with patients who tested positive for the new crown virus.

Johnson was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia in March this year. At that time, his condition deteriorated and he was sent to the intensive care unit for treatment. He eventually recovered and resumed his prime ministership at the end of April. This time, the self-isolation was because Johnson was notified by the British National Health Service (NHS) testing and tracking system that some of his contacts were infected with the new crown virus.

At the beginning of this month, the United Kingdom has opened its second national lockdown. This week will also be a crucial week, which may determine whether the UK can reach an agreement with the EU on a key post-Brexit trade agreement. It is undoubtedly a very bad time for Johnson to self-isolate at this time.

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According to The Guardian, Johnson had a meeting with several Conservative MPs on the morning of last Thursday (November 12). The meeting lasted 35 minutes, including Lee, a member of the Ashfield District in West Nottinghamshire, England. · Anderson (Lee Anderson). Subsequently, Anderson developed symptoms of new coronavirus infection and tested positive.

can be seen from the photos Anderson posted on Facebook. He had met Johnson with less than 2 meters apart and did not wear a mask. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office stated that Johnson will "abide by the epidemic prevention rules and self-isolate at No. 10 Downing Street" and will continue to work, including leading the government to respond to the new crown pneumonia pandemic.

Although Johnson is currently in good condition and "has not shown any symptoms of contracting the new coronavirus," the risk of his second infection cannot be ruled out.

Johnson announced on March 27 that he was diagnosed with the new crown virus. After being isolated at home for a week, he still had fever symptoms and his condition seemed to worsen. He was sent to the hospital for treatment on April 5 and was even transferred to the intensive care unit on April 6. During the period, there were even media reports that he had been connected to a ventilator. Fortunately, as Johnson's condition continued to improve, the British government stated on April 9 that the Prime Minister had transferred to the general ward to recuperate. Johnson was discharged from the hospital on April 12 and publicly checked his medical staff to express his gratitude.

Johnson's self-isolation again this time will cause even more difficult times for the British government. Because the newspapers on the weekend were full of reports of intense quarrels between rival factions in Downing Street, which painted a picture of the government falling into chaos.

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To make matters worse, Dominic Cummings, the most powerful advisor to the British Prime Minister, is determined to stop working for Johnson next month. Cummings is known as Johnson's "brain" and is a core participant in major events such as "Brexit". At the same time, Frost, the representative for Brexit affairs, said on Sunday that the Brexit trade negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union have made some progress, but they may not succeed.

originally wanted to show that he did not distract from this upheaval, Johnson planned to issue a series of "important statements" in the next two weeks on a series of issues from the green policy to the restoration of regional new crown regulations starting on December 2. It now appears that the effort to regain the initiative as the British Prime Minister is in trouble before it has even begun.

However, Downing Street stated that the Prime Minister will maintain a firm stance in the final negotiations with the EU on a post-Brexit trade agreement and reiterated that if necessary, he is ready to end the transition period in the UK on December 31.

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There are still many problems left for Johnson in 2020-

Britain is the ninth country with more than one million cases of new coronary pneumonia after the United States, India, Brazil, Russia, France, Spain, Argentina and Colombia. According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 9:27 on the 16th, Beijing time, the number of new coronary pneumonia infections in the UK has reached 1,372,884, and the number of deaths has reached 52,026.

The latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of the United Kingdom shows that the proportion of British secondary school students infected with the new crown virus is higher than that of any other age group. As of November 6, among students in grades 7 to 11 (between the ages of 12 and 16), the proportion of students who tested positive for the new crown virus was 1.65%, while that of elementary school students was 1.05%.

In addition, the data also shows that between October 31 and November 6, 654,000 people (excluding hospitalization, nursing homes and other medical institutions) in England were infected with the new crown virus, which is about 1.2% of the population, which is higher than There were 618,700 people in the previous week (1.13% of the population). The National Bureau of Statistics of the United Kingdom stated that although the infection rate has increased, "the rate of increase is slower than in previous weeks."

Previously, the United Kingdom opened the second national blockade in the early morning of November 5th local time. Johnson said that the second round of nationwide blockade restrictions is "necessary" at this stage. Only in this way can the current spread of the new crown virus in the UK be curbed. He emphasized that although escalation of restrictions will cause certain difficulties to people's lives and business operations, such measures are currently the best and safest choice for the country.

However, the lockdown measures have been implemented for some time, and the new crown epidemic in the UK has not improved. The market cannot help but worry that the "second blockade" will once again cause a heavy blow to the British economy. According to statistics from

, affected by the new crown restrictions, the United Kingdom experienced a record economic contraction in the second quarter, plummeting 20.4% month-on-month and 21.7% year-on-year, making it the worst performing country among the world's major economies. In addition, according to the latest data released by the UK National Bureau of Statistics on the 12th, the third quarter achieved a 15.5% increase from the previous quarter, but a 9.6% year-on-year decline. Z1z

analysts believe that although the UK economy rebounded strongly in the third quarter, it is expected that the economic growth rate will fall in the fourth quarter because the UK is implementing a new round of blockade measures. The UK economy may shrink by 11.0% in 2020, and "the economic outlook for 2021 is not optimistic either."

For Johnson, how to revitalize the economy while fighting the epidemic will also be a problem.

Source: CCTV, Daily Economic News

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