
Covid-19 Monthly Update May – 每月疫情更新2021年5月
Welcome back! After a short pause, our Covid-19 bulletin is back although we will be producing it monthly. If you want to check cases on a daily basis, download this app to your smartphone https://ukcovid19.nw.r.appspot.com/ The data is taken from ‘Coronavirus in the UK’, the UK Government official website on Covid statistics and insights. What’s new? I: Roadmap On Monday 17th May, England moved to Step 3 of the Roadmap out of Lockdown. II: ‘Indian Variant’ The presence of B.1.617.2 – the ‘Indian variant’ – has been a concern. On 13th May, the Birmingham Mail reported that 62 cases had been found across the West Midlands with 19 being in Edgbaston South & University https://bit.ly/3fwezs0 https://bit.ly/3hEaHb0 However, the Government scientific advisers have said the Indian variant may be highly transmissible but…