British epidemic prevention policy

Since the spread of COVID-19 in Britain, Britain has adopted the so-called "group immunization" strategy, which has aroused the collective criticism of many medical experts all over the world. According to the data given by researchers, if Britain insists on adopting mitigation strategies, the COVID-19 epidemic may lead to 260,000 deaths. Will Britain insist on "group immunity" in the face of the terrible consequences of the epidemic?

The so-called "group immunity" means that people infected with related diseases gain immunity. A few days ago, Britain's strategy was to set up "group immunity" by delaying the peak of the epidemic and infecting 60% of the population with COVID-19 virus, so as to better fight the virus for a long time and make the city run normally. The chief science officer of the British government also stressed that no measure can satisfy everyone. What we can do at this stage is the most reasonable and appropriate measure.

However, as of 9: 00 am on March 6th, the total number of confirmed cases in Britain reached 1543, an increase of 17 1 case over the previous day, with 55 deaths. With the development of the situation "beyond expectations", Britain's "group immunity" has attracted many initial doubts and more and more criticism.

In the face of the fierce epidemic, the British Minister of Health publicly clarified that "group immunization" is not a British epidemic prevention policy. Prime Minister Johnson said that the epidemic situation in Britain is not optimistic. He said that simply washing hands can no longer solve the problem. The British government began to call on people to try to avoid unnecessary socializing and unnecessary travel.

On March 16, Johnson appealed to the public to follow the guidance of the government and announced stricter anti-epidemic measures, including avoiding unnecessary interpersonal contact and not going to bars, restaurants and other places with limited space. Try not to go out to buy food or necessities. Everyone should stop unnecessary contact and travel and try to work at home.

In the face of a serious epidemic, Britain is ready to give up the so-called "group immunization" policy. Today, millions of Britons stay at home for fear of contracting coronavirus. Usually noisy cities become silent, and the railway and subway stations are empty, almost empty.

Just when Britain gave up the previous "group immunization" policy, Anders Tegnell, an epidemiologist of the Swedish government, not only recognized the "group immunization" strategy being prepared by the British government, but also said that Sweden is now ready to do the same. The expert stressed that the strategy of "group immunity" is by no means surrender to the virus. But doing the right thing at the right time. He believes that other countries have strongly blocked the epidemic, and this simple approach will lead to a greater outbreak of the epidemic.

Experts from the Swedish Public Health Bureau believe that the possibility of completely controlling the spread of COVID-19 no longer exists, and extensive testing consumes too much resources, so the government has no ability to track every confirmed case. Sweden's "Buddhist epidemic prevention" stipulates that mild patients should be isolated at home and severe patients should go to hospital for treatment to prevent the virus from spreading further.