The blockade is bearing fruit in England. The transmission rate of the virus dropped below 1

The number of new infections in the UK is decreasing between 0% and 2% per day, the government’s Science Bureau said, following an estimate of between 0% and 2% last week. . The value of the “R” number has been estimated to be between 0.9 and 1, which means that every 10 infected people will in turn infect between 9 and 10 people, down from the range 1.0-1.1 reported last week, reports Digi 24, citing Agerpres.

Experts say the estimates are based on the latest medical statistics for the UK, which include data from November 24, but that the delay means that the impact of the national restrictions introduced in England on November 5 is just starting to show its impact. effects and cannot. still be fully valued.

“The R-number estimates for England may continue to decline in the future and may already be below 1 for all regions,” the government’s Science Bureau said in a news release. The lockdown in England, which is home to around 85% of the total UK population, ends Wednesday and will be replaced by a multi-level national restraint system.

A third in England is suffering from severe anti-COVID-19 restrictions after the previously valid system – imposed before the lockdown – failed to reduce the infection rate. As a result, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced another extended blockade in England on 31 October.

The strict restrictions system will be implemented before a scheduled relaxation before Christmas, when members of up to three families will be able to gather in the same enclosed spaces for a period of five days.

While scientists recommend loosening the rules for up to a week – and focusing on limiting family crowds, not just the number of contacts – a note from the SPI-MO government subgroup, which is involved in epidemiological modeling, says that loosening the rules during Christmas still carries some dangers.

“Any relaxation during the holidays will lead to greater transmission and high prevalence, perhaps to a large extent,” reads the end of that note, which dates back to November 18 and was published on Friday.