Covid Uk, nuovo picco di vittime: sono 1.162 nelle ultime 24 ore

Nel Paese, che è nuovamente in lockdown, sono calati i nuovi casi di contagio (52.618), ma è stato raggiunto un nuovo record di decessi. Boom anche di tamponi effettuati, oltre 550mila

Commuters wearing PPE (personal protective equipment), including a face masks as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, wait on the platform to board a on TfL (Transport for London) London underground Northern Line train at King's Cross station in central London on May 13, 2020, as people start to return to work after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were eased. - Britain's economy shrank two percent in the first three months of the year, rocked by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Wednesday, with analysts predicting even worse to come. Prime Minister Boris Johnson began this week to relax some of lockdown measures in order to help the economy, despite the rising death toll, but he has also stressed that great caution is needed. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Scendono a 52.618, dagli oltre 62.000 di ieri, i nuovi contagi da Covid nel Regno Unito, alle prese con il dilagare di varianti più forti del coronavirus emerse in queste settimane; ma sale a 1.162 il numero dei morti nelle ultime 24 ore

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Il totale delle vittime causate dal Covid nel Paese sale così a più di 78.000 dall'inizio della pandemia, secondo i dati odierni diffusi dal governo britannico. È recordanche dei test quotidiani eseguiti, che schizzano oltre quota 557.000

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epa08919869 A butchers shop flanked by closed shops in the Broadgreen area of Liverpool, Britain, 05 January 2021. England has enter its toughest nationwide lockdown since March to help stem the tide of rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases across the country. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on 04 January evening that there would be a third national lockdown in England. The regulations, expected to remain in place until the middle of February, will be presented in parliament on 05 January and subject to a vote on 06 January. EPA/PETER POWELL

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La Gran Bretagna è seconda come numeri giornalieri a livello mondiale solo agli Stati Uniti (173.375 contagi in un giorno secondo l'Oms)

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A sign tells commuters that they need to wear PPE (personal protective equipment) of a face covering, or mask, and observe social distancing as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, at Westminster underground station in central London on May 13, 2020, as people start to return to work after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were eased. - Britain's economy shrank two percent in the first three months of the year, rocked by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Wednesday, with analysts predicting even worse to come. Prime Minister Boris Johnson began this week to relax some of lockdown measures in order to help the economy, despite the rising death toll, but he has also stressed that great caution is needed. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Intanto, a causa dell'aumento dei casi, la Corea del Sud ha prorogato di altre due settimane, fino al 21 gennaio, lo stop ai voli dal Regno Unito. Lo ha reso noto l'Agenzia nazionale per il controllo e la prevenzione delle malattie

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epa08924790 Dutch customs personnel checks vehicles coming off the ferry from the United Kingdom as they arrive EU territory in Hoek van Holland, the Netherlands, 06 January 2021 (issued 07 January 2021). Since the Brexit, the UK's leave from the European Union on 01 January, new rules apply for UK residents regarding the import and export of products from the UK into the EU and vice versa. EPA/SANDER KONING

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A causa degli effetti della pandemia da Covid e delle restrizioni dei vari lockdown sull'economia, sono 4.000 le società finanziarie con sede nel Regno Unito a rischio di contraccolpi pesanti, fino a un potenziale fallimento nello scenario peggiore, secondo uno studio dell'autorità regolatrice britannica sui mercati

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epa08924915 A patient is brought into the Royal London Hospital, in London, Britain, 07 January 2021. Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is coming under severe pressure as COVID-19 hospital admissions continue to rise across the United Kingdom. Some 1,000 people are dying each day from the disease. EPA/ANDY RAIN

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Il ministro britannico della Sanità, Matt Hancock, in audizione straordinaria al Senato, ha spiegato che vaccini e precauzioni anti-Covid sono destinati a proiettarsi nel futuro delle persone almeno fino al prossimo anno

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Intanto, è partito oggi, 7 gennaio, l'avvio della somministrazione del secondo vaccino autorizzato, quello di Oxford/AstraZeneca, non solo negli ospedali, ma anche negli ambulatori del servizio sanitario nazionale (Nhs) e presso i medici di base

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epa08924894 Ambulances line up outside the Royal London Hospital, in London, Britain, 07 January 2021. Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is coming under severe pressure as COVID-19 hospital admissions continue to rise across the United Kingdom. Some 1,000 people are dying each day from the disease. EPA/ANDY RAIN

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Hancock ha aggiunto che le vaccinazioni potranno dover essere ripetute ogni sei mesi in una prima fase, poiché non si conosce ancora la durata della loro efficacia immunitaria

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A sign on the platform at Embankment Underground station tells commuters that they need to observe social distancing guidelines and observe a two meter gap as they travel in the morning rush hour at Euston underground station in central London on May 13, 2020, as people start to return to work after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were eased. - Britain's economy shrank two percent in the first three months of the year, rocked by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Wednesday, with analysts predicting even worse to come. Prime Minister Boris Johnson began this week to relax some of lockdown measures in order to help the economy, despite the rising death toll, but he has also stressed that great caution is needed. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES / AFP) (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

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Il ministro si è detto però fiducioso che, grazie alle vaccinazioni di massa, l'attuale lockdown nazionale imposto nell'isola per far fronte alla nuova impennata di contagi determinate da una variante del virus più aggressiva, possa "essere l'ultimo" della serie nel Paese

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A sign tells commuters that they need to wear PPE (personal protective equipment) of a face covering, or mask as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 as they travel in the morning rush hour at Euston underground station in central London on May 13, 2020, as people start to return to work after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were eased. - Britain's economy shrank two percent in the first three months of the year, rocked by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Wednesday, with analysts predicting even worse to come. Prime Minister Boris Johnson began this week to relax some of lockdown measures in order to help the economy, despite the rising death toll, but he has also stressed that great caution is needed. (Photo by Isabel INFANTES / AFP) (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

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Il ministro ha poi ribadito i rischi di saturazione degli ospedali se la curva dei casi non scenderà, pur senza sbilanciarsi sulle previsioni dei numeri di una temuta crisi dei posti letto, mentre si è impegnato a verificare i ritardi nella consegna delle prime dosi del vaccino AstraZeneca

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A commuter wearing PPE (personal protective equipment), including a face mask as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, waits on the platform to board a on TfL (Transport for London) London underground Norhtern Line train at King's Cross station in central London on May 13, 2020, as people start to return to work after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were eased. - Britain's economy shrank two percent in the first three months of the year, rocked by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Wednesday, with analysts predicting even worse to come. Prime Minister Boris Johnson began this week to relax some of lockdown measures in order to help the economy, despite the rising death toll, but he has also stressed that great caution is needed. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Intanto ha raggiunto un milione e mezzo il totale di persone vaccinate contro il Covid nel Regno Unito. Lo ha detto il premier Boris Johnson in un briefing a Downing Street assieme al ceo del servizio sanitario nazionale (Nhs), Simon Stevens, e al generale Phil Prosser, responsabile dei reparti militari che aiutano nella distribuzione

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epa08919867 A view of a deserted Liverpool One shopping area in the centre of Liverpool, Britain, 05 January 2021. England has enter its toughest nationwide lockdown since March to help stem the tide of rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases across the country. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on 04 January evening that there would be a third national lockdown in England. The regulations, expected to remain in place until the middle of February, will be presented in parliament on 05 January and subject to a vote on 06 January. EPA/PETER POWELL

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Johnson ha poi assicurato che il Paese ha forniture sufficienti per vaccinare "entro metà febbraio" con la prima dose le 13,2 milioni di persone delle prime 4 categorie indicate come prioritarie in questa campagna e ha anche la capacità logistica grazie al lavoro dell'Nhs e al sostegno dei militari

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