England begins to experience third wave despite advanced vaccination campaign

Ravi Gupta, member of the Advisory Group on New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats (Nervtag), told network radio BBC that there had been a “Exponential growth” in new cases and that the variant first detected in India accounted for three quarters of all infections.

The Cambridge University expert said there was the first signs that the third wave had already started, after daily infections surpassed 4,000 on Friday for the first time in nearly two months, warning that it could continue to rise in the months to come.

Gupta urged the government to delay the next phase of easing restrictions, which would be the last, to allow more people to get vaccinated before getting rid of all social distancing rules and wearing masks.

“It will probably take longer than previous waves to appear due to the fact that we have quite high levels of vaccination in the population, so there may be a false sense of security for a while, and that is our concern“, he underlined.

In this sense, the Minister of the Environment, George eustice, said the government “could not rule anything out” when asked if the reopening would continue on June 21.

“The rates are still increasing slightly, but from a low and probably predictable base, given that there are a significant number of young people who are mixing now but who have not received the vaccine. I guess that is to be expected, ”Eustice also told the radio station. BBC.

“But the right thing to do in a few weeks is to assess this data before deciding what we can do,” he added.

While Adam finn, of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization, said authorities should have a clear picture of the pandemic before relaxing any restrictions.

The UK recorded 4,245 coronavirus cases yesterday, 1,005 more than on the same day last week.

There were also six other daily deaths.

Since the launch of vaccination in the country58.8% of the population have already received a first dose, while 37.9% have received the second injection.

Today the French government introduced more restrictions for British travelers amid concerns over the spread of the most transmissible variant first identified in India.