The spread of the Indian variant has resulted in an increase of the R (Reproduction) value of the virus from between 0.8-1.1 to between 0.9-1.1 a level allowing a further exponential rise in cases.
UK records another 3,398 coronavirus cases, 6 deaths
Xinhua
31 May 2021, 04:05 GMT+10
LONDON, May 30 (Xinhua) Another 3,398 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,480,945, according to official figures released Sunday. The country also reported another six coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 127,781. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test. More than 39.2 million people, about three-quarters of adults in Britain, have been given the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine, according to the latest official figures.
NEW DELHI－As COVID-19 ravages India, overwhelming hospitals and shutting many businesses, experts are warning of another looming crisis: hunger among the poor already reeling from a first lockdown last year.
UK in early stages of third wave of coronavirus, warns Indian-origin scientist
Gupta also called on Prime Minister Johnson to delay the planned June 21 reopening of the country by a few weeks .
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Pedestrians wear masks as they walk on Oxford Street in London, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (Photo | AP) By PTI
LONDON: An eminent Indian-origin scientist advising the British government has warned that there are signs that the UK is in the early stages of a third wave of coronavirus infections and urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to delay the planned June 21 reopening of the country by a few weeks, according to a media report on Monday.