#PANDEMIC II UNBLOCKED UPDATE#

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant arrived in early December, driving a further increase in cases. The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant drove an increase in daily case numbers that remained high through autumn, although the vaccination programme led to a lower mortality rate. Restrictions began to ease from late February onwards and almost all had ended in Great Britain by August. 6 months later more than 75% of adults in the UK were fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

15 million vaccine doses had been given to predominantly those most vulnerable to the virus by mid-February. The first COVID-19 vaccine was approved and began its rollout in the UK in early December. This led to a tightening of restrictions across the UK. In part due to a new variant of the virus, cases were still increasing and the NHS had come under severe strain by late December. Lockdowns took place in Wales, England and Northern Ireland later that season. This led to the creation of new regulations along with the introduction of the concept of a local lockdown, a variance in restrictions in a more specific geographic location than the four nations of the UK. īy the Autumn, COVID-19 cases were again rising. Restrictions were steadily eased across the UK in late spring and early summer that year. The country was initially relatively slow implementing restrictions but a legally enforced stay-at-home order had been introduced by late March. Though later reporting indicated that there may have been some cases dating from late 2019, COVID-19 was confirmed to be spreading in the UK by the end of January 2020. This article outlines the history of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (granular timelines can be found here).

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