Pressure in Britain to reduce the isolation of Covid carriers to 5 days

Business representatives and Conservative MPs in Britain are pushing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to follow US example

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Business representatives and Conservative MPs in Britain are urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to follow the example of the United States and further reduce the isolation period for those diagnosed with coronavirus to five days.

Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online.

According to the latest aggregate data, more than 18.000 doctors, nurses and other hospital staff are away from their posts due to coronavirus infection. Calculations from the University of Southbank in London even concluded that up to 40% of the NHS public health staff could be absent from the pilot scenario at the same time.

In total, it is estimated that about 800.000 people are in home isolation during this festive season.

Health Minister Sajid Javid has already reduced the quarantine time of Covid institutions from ten to seven days, provided they undergo a self-test on the sixth and seventh day, which will be negative.

Isolation lasts ten days in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The President of the Association of British Industry, Lord Bilimoria, pointed out that in South Africa the obligation of isolation for asymptomatic patients has been abolished.

Kate Nichols, of UK Hospitality, representing UK catering companies, said the three-day quarantine cut had already reduced staff absences from the food chain.

Conservative North London MP Teresa Villiers said "the government should seriously consider reducing mandatory solitary confinement".

Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. Coronavirus carriers should also be allowed to go about their daily lives without restrictions.

Also, King Tim College Professor Tim Spector, who records the spread of the coronavirus based on symptom reports from citizens and has noted that the majority of newer cases are milder, called for a reduction in quarantine, saying it would "protect the economy". .

Despite the pressure, however, the government responds that there are currently no plans to further reduce the isolation period for coronavirus carriers.

Source: KYPE