The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said a further 148 people had died from COVID-19 over the most recent 24-hour period - the highest Saturday fatality number for a month. The new figure is also more than double the 67 people who died from coronavirus last week and more than triple that of Friday, with the overall death toll now rising to 44,798. A further 820 people have tested positive for the virus, bringing the total number of infections up to 288,953.
The latest spike in daily deaths comes three weeks after shops throughout England were allowed to reopen.
This is a gap which is significant as it can take several weeks before changes in lockdown policy show up in death data.
Several other lockdown measures have been eased over recent weeks, including the reopening of pubs, cafes and restaurants.
But the new surge in daily deaths on Saturday will trigger fears more local lockdowns will have to be enforced in a desperate effort to further curb the spread of coronavirus throughout the country.
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) revealed the reproduction rate, the average number of people each COVID-19 patient infects, is between 0.8 and 1 in England.
According to the Office of National Statistics, around 14,000 people in England currently have coronavirus.
FOLLOW EXPRESS.CO.UK FOR LIVE UPDATES
7.56am update: Donald Trump wears a mask! US President makes major U-turn for hospital visit
Donald Trump has been pictured wearing a mask to protect against coronavirus in a dramatic U-turn after refusing to wear one earlier in the pandemic.
The US President wore a black mask over his mouth and nose whilst visiting the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre on Saturday.
He was at the facility in Bethesda, Maryland, to visit injured service personnel.
Mr Trump had earlier stoked controversy by not wearing a mask whilst America’s COVID-19 epidemic deepened over the last few months.
Speaking to reporters ahead of the visit Mr Trump said: “I'll probably have a mask if you must know. I'll probably have a mask.
“I think when you’re in a hospital especially in that particular setting, where you are talking to a lot of soldiers, people that in some cases just got off the operating table. I think it’s a great thing to wear a mask.
“I've never been against masks but I do believe they have a time and a place.”
7.50pm update: Scotland to allow designated visitors for non-COVID patients from this week
Scotland will allows family and friends toi visit patients in hospital not suffering from coronavirus this week as lockdown measures continue to be eased.
From Monday, patients can have a designated visitor but will still have to follow strict public health guidance.
They must arrange a time to visit in advance with ward staff and not visit any other patient in the hospital.
Visitors will also have to follow hand hygiene and face covering guidance, maintain social distancing in communal areas of the hospital and not visit if they are experiencing coronavirus symptoms.
So far in Scotland during the pandemic, hospital visits have only been permitted in limited essential circumstances, such as when a patient is reaching the end of their life.
7.40am update: Back to work! Boris Johnson to relax train and bus restrictions to push Britons to commute
The Government is planning to ease restrictions on using public transport, so people can be encouraged to return to work by using rail, bus and tube networks.
The Prime Minister has already been easing lockdown, by reopening the non-essential shops and now the hospitality industry.
And now Government ministers want to ensure the public can regain their confidence in using public transport.
One Whitehall source told the Daily Telegraph: “It is costing a great deal of money to run all these train services with so few people on them.
“Different departments are looking at ways to ease the message of avoiding public transport.
“The best way to do this, and when, is currently under discussion.”
“There is some debate about how best to get the message across that the Government wants to allow more people to travel."
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMifGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmV4cHJlc3MuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay8xMzA4MzU1L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWxhdGVzdC1uZXdzLXVrLWxvY2tkb3duLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWJvcmlzLWpvaG5zb24tY2FzZXMtZGVhdGhzLWNvdmlkMTnSAYABaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwcmVzcy5jby51ay9uZXdzL3VrLzEzMDgzNTUvY29yb25hdmlydXMtbGF0ZXN0LW5ld3MtdWstbG9ja2Rvd24tY29yb25hdmlydXMtYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbi1jYXNlcy1kZWF0aHMtY292aWQxOS9hbXA?oc=5
2020-07-12 06:28:00Z
52780912255823
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar