UK witnessed 30% decline in COVID-19 infections after national lockdown: Study

A study of more than 100,000 volunteers conducted by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI proved that month-long lockdown has helped in preventing spre of vel coronavirus by 30 per cent. This means that infection rate has come down to  96 people per 10,000 infected between vember 13 and 24. As per last observation, record was 130 infections per 10,000 people. 

Decline in UK infection rate 

“During period 13 vember to 24 vember, SARS-CoV-2 virus was circulating with significantly lower prevalence than between 26 October to 2 vember and infections h decreased substantially with 96 in 10,000 infected”, re conclusion of report. According to report, swabs were analysed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). reports say that over 12 days of testing, out of 105,123 swab results, 821 were positive. 

As a part of study, reproductive number of virus was estimated to be at 0.88. This led to finding that infections were shrinking by 0 to 2 per cent on a daily basis. report said, “ decrease in prevalence between rounds 6b (26 October to 2 vember 2020) and 7a represents a national halving time of 37 (30, 47) days with a corresponding R estimate of 0.88 (0.86, 0.91)”. 

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According to reports by AP, Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said, “We’ll be going back into a tiered system, which is a far better way to tackle this on a localized approach”. He ded, “And with regard to Christmas, I think as frustrating as it is for all of us, Christmas is t going to be rmal this year”. Also, Johnson plans to extend opening hours until 11pm in a bid to get Britons into Christmas spirit. new plan will be aimed at providing a boost to hospitality sector, which has been hard hit by pandemic. Various newspaper reports suggested that rules could be relaxed during Christmas period. However, office n me it clear that it will t be rmal this time, as restrictions are expected to stay.

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(Im Credits: AP)