Why does Britain have the highest infection rate of Coronavirus?
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s fuel shortage crisis and public outcry over the past two weeks have led to less attention being paid to the country having the highest per capita corona rate in Europe.
The incidence of corona in the UK has been on the rise since last July when the government decided to reduce restrictions. On July 28, when the government lifted most of the quarantine regulations, more than 40,000 people in the country were infected with corona daily. The day known as the day of Britain’s liberation from Corona, the prime minister and two government ministers were quarantined for contracting corona and contacting each other.
However, according to the government’s decision, the obligation to use a face mask, social distancing and other restrictions were removed and left to the personal responsibility of individuals. Since then, the incidence of coronary heart disease has been in the range of 30,000 to 50,000, and the start of schools has recently intensified this trend.
But a look at the management of the British government in controlling the corona offers a clearer picture than the root of the current situation in the country. Britain was the first European country to reduce corona restrictions last July, and other European countries did not do so until about a month later.
Denmark eased restrictions last August, and Norway has recently taken similar action. Many countries still impose restrictions on gatherings, the need to present a corona vaccine certificate to enter public places, observe social distancing, and wear a face mask.
In Germany and Italy, for example, spectator attendance at football stadiums is still limited. In Spain, social distance and face masks are required for students over 6 years of age in schools. Therefore, it can be concluded that the high incidence of the virus, which is spread through human contact with each other, is high in the UK.
Vaccination should not be missed. Late last winter, when the general vaccination scheme was launched in the UK, the country was ahead of other European countries. But statistics show that per capita vaccination is now higher in countries such as Spain, Portugal and France than in Britain.
