The Chief Medical Officers of Health of the United Kingdom agreed that the COVID-19 threat level should be lowered.
LONDON:
UK Chief Medical Officers of Health have agreed that the COVID-19 threat level should be lowered to “the epidemic is in general circulation” from “transmission is high or increasing exponentially” .
The Joint Biosafety Center recommended that the COVID-19 alert level be changed to level 3 – an epidemic of COVID-19 is in general circulation – from level 4 – an epidemic of COVID-19 is in general circulation; transmission is high or increasing exponentially.
“There has been a steady decrease in the number of cases we have seen in the four countries, and this continues,” said the chief medical officers of England, Wales, Scotland and North Ireland.
“This does not mean that the pandemic is over. The virus is still in general circulation, and localized epidemics are likely to occur.”
The UK has a COVID-19 death count of over 50,000 based on official data, including deaths, where it is mentioned on death certificates, making it one of the most affected countries in the world. world.
According to a Reuters count, more than 8.5 million people have been infected with the new coronavirus worldwide and 452,992 have died.
When the British threat level was introduced in mid-May, the level was set at 4 – “an epidemic of COVID-19 is in general circulation; transmission is high or increasing exponentially”.
“The change from the UK to a lower alert level is a great moment for the country and a true testament to the determination of the British people to overcome this virus,” said Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
