the number of infections is exploding in the UK

The new wave of Covid-19 is hitting all of Europe, and in particular the United Kingdom. “2.3 million Britons are positive for Covid, that’s almost one in 30 Britons”explains journalist Maëlys Septembre, correspondent in London (United Kingdom), Friday July 1. “The increase in the number of infections is very rapid: + 30% in just one week. To this is added the hospital pressure, which is also on the rise. 9,000 hospital beds are occupied by patients with Covid , in England, this week. This is double what we could observe only a month ago”says the journalist.

“Several explanations are possible for this resumption of the epidemic. First, the subvariants of Omicron, BA4 and BA5, would spread more quickly. Second, the protection granted by the vaccines begins to decrease because the last doses received now go back several months. Finally, there is no longer any obligation to isolate yourself here, even when you are positive for Covid”says Maëlys Septembre.