The containment established at the end of October in the United Kingdom to fight the Covid-19 epidemic will be lifted on December 2, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday (November 23) in the House of Commons.
Boris Johnson presented a ” Winter Plan », Valid until March. “We have taken a step forward and the outcome is in sight. We must resist the virus until testing and vaccines come to our rescue and reduce the need for restrictions ”, said the conservative leader.
General confinement will be replaced by territorialized measures: ” I’m sorry to say that we expect more regions to move, at least temporarily, to levels [d’alerte sanitaire] higher than before ”, he added.
The Prime Minister announced a limited return of the public to stadiums in areas of England least affected by the pandemic. According to the government, the stadiums will be able to accommodate up to 50% of their capacity, with a limit set at 2,000 or 4,000 spectators depending on local restrictions in place. In the areas most affected by the virus, matches will continue to be played without an audience.
Over 1.5 million cases and 55,000 deaths
The United Kingdom announced on Sunday 398 additional deaths and 18,662 new cases of people affected by Covid-19, which takes it past the 1.5 million mark. The number of deaths takes into account the 141 deaths that had not been taken into account in the data presented on Saturday due to a processing error, the government said.
The death toll in the country, the hardest hit in Europe, is now 55,024 and the number of cases stands at 1,512,045.
