British health officials said the anti-nCoV measure could last for another six months, although some experts believe the rate of infection is falling.

"The UK must act responsibly and slowly cut back on community isolation measures. We cannot suddenly return to normal, which is very dangerous. It will take about 3-6 months to see if can we get back to our daily lives, "Jenny Harries Deputy Director of Public Health Jenny Harries told a news conference in London on March 29.

She warned that all British anti-Covid-19 efforts could "collapse into the sea" if immediately ended the entire blockade, leaving the country facing a second outbreak. "That does not mean we are completely closed within six months," said Deputy Director Harries, adding that some measures may be relaxed or changed depending on the disease situation.

The British government on March 23 banned people from going to the streets except under certain circumstances, applying the most severe blockade since World War II. Shops, gyms and religious venues will be closed, all social activities, including weddings, will be postponed. However, funerals are still held.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson allowed the police to arrest "unnecessary" commuters and ignored calls to stay home. Offenders can be fined 60 pounds (about 74 USD) for the first violation and 120 pounds (about 148 USD) for recidivism.

The UK Ministry of Health and Social Care said the country has so far recorded 19,522 nCoV-positive cases, of which 1,415 have died. Professor Neil Ferguson from Imperial College London, the leading British government epidemiology adviser, said London's control measures were beginning to be effective.

"The rate of increase in hospital admissions is slowing, which is a result of the actions of the people 's government," he said, warning that this is not a good sign yet, saying that this does not reflect the situation. increasing the number of deaths every day.

"We are missing a lot of live data on the number of cases," Professor Ferguson said, saying the UK had just conducted nearly 130,000 tests and the actual number of people with Covid-19 was much higher than the statistics. "We think about 40% of people have no symptoms and maybe 2-3% of the UK population is infected with nCoV."