6/29/2023 0 Comments Alternative to act by sage![]() ![]() ![]() Given the pace at which the epidemic is growing, Sage estimated there could be around 3,000 hospital admissions per day by the end of October, the peak at the start of April, “unless rapid action is taken to reduce transmission”. The latest figures show that the epidemic is doubling in size every seven or eight days, but in some areas the rate is thought to be even faster. Only one of the five measures has been introduced nationally – the exhortation to work from home if possible. The committee said that despite the national lockdown and the establishment of a test, trace and isolate system, the epidemiological situation was such that “a package of measures is required urgently” to prevent an exponential rise in cases.Īs well as the circuit breaker, the group’s five recommendations included advising all who can to work from home a ban on household mixing in homes, except for those in support bubbles the closure of all bars, restaurants, cafes, indoor gyms and services such as hairdressers and all university and college teaching to be online “unless absolutely essential”. The experts said: “As over 90% of the population remain susceptible, not acting now to reduce cases will result in a very large epidemic with catastrophic consequences in terms of direct Covid-related deaths and the ability of the health service to meet needs.”
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