UK records another 35,383 Covid cases, 532 deaths
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London, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) People wearing face masks walk past a red telephone box in central London, Britain, Dec. 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Han Yan/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
London, Dec 18 : Another 35,383 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,948,660, according to official figures released on Thursday.
In a statement, the British government said on its website that the number of new cases reported on Thursday includes around 11,000 previously unreported cases for Wales as a result of system maintenance, Xinhua reported.
2020-12-17 16:05:11 GMT2020-12-18 00:05:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LONDON, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) Millions of people in the east and southeast of England will face the toughest coronavirus restrictions from Saturday after a review of the three-tier system, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Thursday.
The highest Tier Three restrictions will be extended to such areas as Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Hertfordshire as well as parts of Surrey, East Sussex, Cambridgeshire and Hampshire. The areas that are already in Tier Three will remain there.
The new measures will come into effect at 00:01 (0001 GMT) on Saturday. No-one wants tougher restrictions any longer than necessary.These are always the most difficult months for people s health, Hancock told MPs in the House of Commons, lower house of the British parliament.
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2020-12-16 09:32 By: Xinhua
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend a cabinet meeting in London, Britain, on Dec. 15, 2020. London will move into Tier Three, the highest level in England s local coronavirus restriction tier system, from midnight on Wednesday, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Monday. (Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua)
LONDON, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) London will move into Tier Three, the highest level in England s local coronavirus restriction tier system, from midnight on Wednesday, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Monday.
According to the latest official figures, from Dec. 2 to Dec. 8, 2020, 20,135 people had tested positive in London, a rate of 225 cases per 100,000 population, compared with 14,901 cases and a rate of 166 cases per 100,000 for the previous week.