10 Dec 2021 By Know Muslim
On Thursday, the United Kingdom reported more than 50,000 new Covid cases and 148 related deaths as a national security agency identified 249 other Omicron cases, bringing the total to 817.
An epidemiologist also defended the new borders of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid fears of an increase in Omicron cases.
Omicron variants of coronavirus are likely to spread faster in England than in South Africa and confirmed cases will increase in the coming weeks, according to a senior science adviser. Professor John Edmunds, a member of the State Emergency Medical Scientific Advisory Group (Sage), warned that the emergence of a unique Omicron would "reverse" the profits gained from the epidemic, warning that it was a daily coronavirus (Covid). -19) Omicron-infected cases could reach as many as 60,000 by Christmas, reports the Guardian.
Edmunds was speaking at the Royal Society of Medicine webinar on Thursday when he reportedly said it was "more likely" that there were more Omicron diseases in the country than confirmed testing. An epidemiologist also defended British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new frontiers amid fears of an increase in Omicron cases, saying "it's not an overdose" no matter how serious Omicron's disease was.
“No one wants to restart these measures. It is very damaging to the economy - the tourism and retail industry, in particular, will be affected - but unfortunately we have to do it, "Edmunds was quoted as saying by The Guardian.
On Thursday, the United Kingdom reported more than 50,000 new Covid cases and 148 related deaths as a national security agency identified 249 other Omicron cases, bringing the total to 817. he said the UK "may have significant statistics on Christmas cases."