Coronavirus

Britain Could See 50000 New COVID-19 Cases A Day In October If Not Checked

By
OB Bureau

London: After reducing the new cases to just 2,000 from 1 lakh a day during the peak, the United Kingdom (UK) is seeing doubling of cases every seven days.

Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance has warned that the numbers could hit 50,000 a day by the middle of October.

“At the moment we think the epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days,” he said in a briefing.

“If, and that’s quite a big if, but if that continues unabated … you would end up with something like 50,000 cases in the middle of October, per day,” he said.

This would equate to more than 200 deaths per day, he added.

“The challenge, therefore, is to make sure that the doubling time does not stay at seven days … and to make sure that we do not enter into this exponential growth,” he explained.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Day 2 In Singapore: Odisha CM Tours Surbana Jurong Petrochemicals Complex With Eye On PCPIR In Paradip

Singapore/Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is on a four-day visit to Singapore, on…

November 18, 2024

Odisha Mango Kernel Toll Mounts To 3 As Another Woman Dies At Cuttack Hospital

Cuttack: The toll in mango kernel incident in Odisha’s Kandhamal rose to three as another…

November 18, 2024

Manipur Violence: Congress Demands Amit Shah’s Resignation; HM Holds High-Level Security Meet

New Delhi: On a day when Congress demanded the resignations of Amit Shah and Manipur Chief…

November 18, 2024

‘Kalki Avatar’ Row In Odisha: GA, BDA Officials Inspect Bhubaneswar Ashram

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of a controversy triggered by reports about a boy being projected…

November 18, 2024

[Watch] Contestant Mocking Deepika Padukone’s Mental Health On Comedy Show Is Not Funny, Say Angry Fans

New Delhi: A contestant appearing to mock actor Deepika Padukone's battle with depression on Samay…

November 18, 2024

Former Odisha Minister & Senior BJP Leader Samir Dey Passes Away; CM Announces State Funeral

Cuttack: Senior BJP leader and former minister Samir Dey breathed his last on Monday while…

November 18, 2024

Maharashtra Elections: In A Politically Splintered State, Will Independents Be The Game Changer?

Mahayuti vs Maha Vikas Aghadi - it's an electoral Mahabharat in Maharashtra, albeit a lot…

November 18, 2024

No Pressure: AAP’s Kailash Gahlot After Joining BJP; ‘He’s A Free Man,’ Says Kejriwal

New Delhi: Former Delhi minister and senior AAP leader Kailash Gahlot, who resigned from the…

November 18, 2024