The United Kingdom marks a record of infections for the second day, with 88,376 cases

The United Kingdom It reached the maximum number of daily coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic this Thursday for the second consecutive day, with 88,376 cases, about 10,000 more than yesterday.

LOOK: British government medical adviser calls for limiting Christmas interactions over omicron variant

The British Government also reported 146 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours, although the number of deaths has fallen by 6% in the last seven days. Hospitalizations have risen 8.6% in the same period.

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UK Government Medical Adviser Chris Whitty has warned that the rapid expansion of the omicron variant suggests that record numbers “are going to be broken many times over the next few weeks.”

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has imposed since this week in England the use of masks in interior spaces and the presentation of a covid certificate to access discos and large events, but rules out new restrictions for the time being.

The Government does not “want to make decisions for you about your social life,” Johnson responded today to the media when questioned about the need to reduce contacts in the days before the Christmas festivities.

“What we are saying is that people should be cautious and reflect on their activities in the run-up to Christmas. Nobody wants to pick up the omicron, feel bad and be forced to isolate themselves, “he said.

The “quickest route to normalcy,” added the head of Government, is to receive a third booster dose of the vaccine, which everyone over 18 years of age can book now in the United Kingdom if at least three months have passed since their birth. second injection.

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