LONDON, Apr 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Another 2,589 people in Britain tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,368,045, according to official figures released yesterday.
The country also reported another 40 related deaths. The total number of deaths in Britain now stands at 127,080. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.
More than 32 million people have been given the first jab of the vaccine, according to official figures. The estimated reproduction number, also known as the R number, is unchanged, at between 0.8 and one, according to the latest official data.
It means that, on average, every 10 people, who have COVID-19, will infect between eight and 10 others.
Government advisory scientists said, the situation is too variable to produce a Britain-wide R rate, but the number is believed to be above one in some parts of the country, which means the outbreak could grow exponentially in these areas.
From tomorrow, non-essential shops will reopen and pubs and restaurants will reopen outdoors, as Britain moves to step two, of the roadmap out of the COVID lockdown, the third of its kind since the pandemic started in the country.
Meanwhile, hairdressers and barbers, as well as, gyms can reopen, along with zoos, theme parks, libraries and community centres.
Experts warned that despite progress in vaccine rollout, Britain is “still not out of the woods,” amid concern over new variants and the third wave of pandemic on the European continent.
To bring life back to normal, countries such as Britain, China, Russia, the United States, as well as, the European Union, have been racing against time to roll out vaccines.– NNN-AGENCIES
