UK has recorded four deaths from COVID-19 in past 24 hours, lowest number in seven months

The rapid and successful progress of the vaccination campaign is starting to be reflected in UK coronavirus data, which This Monday recorded the lowest death toll from COVID-19 since September with four deaths in the past 24 hours.

This brings the total number of deaths in the country since the start of the pandemic to 127,274. September 7, 2020 was the day the lowest daily death rate was reported, with three.

Likewise, according to data provided by local health authorities, 2,963 new cases of infections have been reported, which brings to more than 4,400,000 people infected on British soil.

Yes OK figures provided on Monday are generally lower due to notification delays over the weekend, the number reported today is significantly lower than a week ago, when 13 new deaths were recorded.

Two of Monday’s deaths were in England and the other two in Wales.

In the middle of the vaccination campaign, More than 10 million people have already received the two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, while more than 43 million have received the first.

Coronavirus deaths, cases and hospitalizations have continued to decline since the peak reached in mid-January.

However, British scientists fear that despite the success of the national shutdowns and the vaccination program, variants of the virus could once again trigger cases in the country.

For this reason, the UK on Monday banned arrivals of travelers from India except UK citizens and legal residents who will be subject to a mandatory 10-day hotel quarantine due to the coronavirus, announced the Minister of Health. Matt Hancock.

Faced with the surge in covid-19 cases, “We made the difficult but vital decision to put India on the red list”Hancock announced to Parliament.

About 40 countries make up this list, including all of South America and Panama, which designates destinations considered dangerous by London given their high number of infections or the presence of worrying variants of the coronavirus.

The variant was not confirmed by the Indian government until March 25, and 182 cases have already been recorded in the UK. Of these, 162 correspond to the last five weeks. Samples collected are being analyzed to determine whether this variant contains “worrying features” such as increased transmissibility or resistance to current vaccines, Hancock said.

India has recorded five consecutive days of more than 200,000 new cases of covid-19.

Faced with this situation, the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, who was due to make his first major bilateral overseas visit to the country next week, has decided to suspend it, Downing Street announced hours earlier.

The trip was originally scheduled for January, presenting it as an opportunity for London to reorient its post-Brexit international trade policy with its former colony and regional emerging power.

But the increase in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the UK at the start of the year prompted a first postponement.

Today, the increase in infections in India has led to the total cancellation of a trip intended to strengthen bilateral trade relations, investments and cooperation in various fields, such as defense, security, health and climate change.

With information from Reuters and AFP

KEEP READING: