Prognosis
Why Are U.K. Covid Cases So High Compared to the Rest of Europe?
- Cases spread rapidly in schools as U.K. vaccination drive lags
- Daily new cases are running at highest levels since mid-July
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Surging Covid cases in the U.K. have left the country behind the rest of Europe with former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb calling for urgent research into a mutation known as delta plus.
Britain, faster to reopen and relax restrictions than other European countries, reported the highest daily jump in new cases on Sunday since mid-July. Weekly deaths from the virus topped 800 for each of the past six weeks, higher than in other major western European nations, according to Bloomberg’s tracker.