Covid infections are continuing to rise in the UK, the latest figures from the Office for Mational Statistics –ONS- show, reported BBC. The data sugg
Covid infections are continuing to rise in the UK, the latest figures from the Office for Mational Statistics –ONS- show, reported BBC. The data suggests about 1.7 million people were estimated to have Covid in the week ending 18 June. This is about one in 35 people, an increase of 23% on the week before. Experts say two new fast-spreading subvariants of Omicron -called BA.4 and BA.5- are likely to be driving new infections. BA.4 and BA.5 now make up more than half of new Covid infections in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says. UKHSA officials expect more people to test positive in the next few weeks. People can catch the newer variants even if they have had coronavirus recently. But BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron are not thought to be any more lethal than other types of Covid. Vaccines are still saving lives. Most people will not be very ill with Covid, reported BBC.
Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, who until recently was England’s deputy chief medical officer, told the BBC the country was in a different situation from the peaks in infections earlier in the year. He said: “I don’t wear a face covering, but if there were circumstances where I felt it was a really closed environment, with very high crowding and very intense social interaction, then those are the situations where I might think ‘should I or shouldn’t I?’. He said experts would continue to watch closely for any large rises in severe illness and more people ending up in hospital or intensive care, as reported by BBC.
Watch against contagion
In the last 24 hours 405 new cases of contagion and 0 deaths caused by Covid 19 were reported by State and Health Authorities. Contagion is being watched in Guanajuato and cases of contagion reported are over 400 in the last 24 hours, while there were 0 deaths reported. Authorities maintain the color of activities in the GREEN easing restrictions on activities, both leisure and work.
State Health Authorities insist that Guanajuato should maintain health protection.
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