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Covid surge in UK
COVID is making another resurgence across Britain, prompting scientists to repeat their calls for the return of face masks.
According to the ZOE Health Study some 136,722 new symptomatic Covid cases were reported across the UK on March 20, 2023. It takes the total number of people currently predicted to have Covid in the UK to above 1.5million, rising by around 300,000 in just a week.
Surveillance data suggests one in 40 people in the UK are infected. Hospital admissions for the virus are approaching a threemonth high. Latest hospital data shows 1,189 people infected with Covid were admitted to hospitals in England on March 13. Professor Danny Altmann, an immunologist at Imperial College London, called the surge “definitely something to worry about.”
He told a news source the UK was in a “rather serious situation” because of the waning vaccine immunity coupled with new variants. Another round of the historic jab drive will begin in the next fortnight. The over75s, care home residents and those aged five and over with a weakened immune system will be eligible for the booster.
THE National History Museum was the most visited UK Museum for the second year running and achieved a 196 per cent increase in attendance.
The Museum welcomed 4,654,608 visitors last year making it the most popular indoor attraction in the UK.
Museum Director Doug Gurr confirmed: “We are thrilled to have become the UK’s most popular indoor attraction for a second year running.
“It is a testament to our innovative and inspiring public programme of events and exhibitions which included Our Broken Planet: How We Got Here and Ways to Fix it, Dippy Returns and Wildlife Photographer of the Year as well as the
