Britain has relaxed its blockade regulations.
- An investigation revealed that the number of Covid-19 cases rose after England eased lockdown regulations.
- The data shows that the number of cases has increased by about 15%.
- At the same time, cases in Wales and the North Island have also increased.
According to the weekly infection survey released on Friday, the number of Covid-19 cases across England has increased by more than 15% in the past week after the government eased restrictions on the virus.
The data for the week ending last Saturday is in sharp contrast with the daily test data of the Ministry of Health, which recorded a sharp decline in cases for most of the last week.
The number of recorded daily new cases has been halved and has since been reversed, surprising officials and experts who predicted that the cancellation of the remaining epidemic regulations on July 19 would lead to a surge in infections.
However, the latest survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (ONS)-which is considered more reliable because it randomly sampled the population-suggests that there may not have been a decline in cases and that routine testing has failed to detect many new infections.
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The report shows that the number of cases in England is estimated to have increased by 114 500 cases or 15.4% to 856 200 cases. All but two of the country’s nine regions have seen an increase.
At the same time, cases in Wales and Northern Ireland have increased, but cases in Scotland have decreased.
All three decentralized governments are relaxing their virus restrictions at a slower rate than England.
Experts say that the difference between the number of daily cases and the survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics can be explained by many factors.
They pointed out that the beginning of the school’s summer vacation earlier this month meant the end of the mass testing of students.
Millions of British people have been told by contact tracers to self-quarantine. After contact with an infected person, they may change their behavior and cause some to avoid testing.
From August 16, if tracers contact fully vaccinated adults, the government will allow them to avoid self-isolation for 10 days. But for now, the entire retail and industrial sectors are reporting staff shortages.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for caution earlier this week after the number of confirmed cases in the UK has fallen for seven consecutive days, and officials have warned that the long-term situation remains uncertain.
However, Johnson argued that a successful vaccination campaign-which has seen 71% of adults completely stabbed-allowed England to relax legal restrictions altogether.
This move has aroused widespread criticism, and there is concern that the state-run national health service agency may again face severe pressure due to the increase in cases, even if the number of deaths from the new crown virus is now much smaller.
In recent weeks, the number of hospitalizations has continued to climb for several months, and there are currently more than 6,000 people in need of care-the highest level since mid-March.
