Currently, the UK has already inoculated 60% of adults with the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine and the first results of the vaccination campaign are already being seen. Precisely in London, the capital, which was the epicentre of the first wave in the UNITED Kingdom, last Sunday, March 28, did not record any deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in six months, public health england figures announced.
Currently, the United Kingdom is, according to data provided by Johns Hopkins University, the fifth country most hit by the coronavirus pandemic in terms of deaths: since the beginning of the same, 126,857 deaths were recorded. Of that total, 12% happened in London and, at the most critical point in the country, in April 2020, the capital reported 230 deaths a day linked to the virus. On the other hand, the UK has been carrying 4,351,668 total cases since the start of the pandemic, with 708,000 coming from London, and while there is a gradual drop in cases, the virus remains a threat to the British authorities. “We must remain cautious,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “The increase in cases in Europe and the new variants that threaten our vaccination campaign could reach the UK in three weeks.”
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