Things are starting to get better in the UK after the Coronavirus pandemic peaked on the 10th of April, with 8,681 new recorded cases and 980 deaths. On Monday, the death toll was of “just” 370 deaths that represents the lowest figure since the 30th of March (180).

Graphs courtesy of worldometers.info

Boris Johnson about the turn of the tide

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was also back to work after his hospitalization. The Brit was infected by the Covid-19, and he was put on a ventilator fighting for his life. When speaking in Downing Street, Johnson looked optimistic about the “turn of the tide” but cautious about easing the measures to comment that he doesn’t want to “throw away all the effort and the sacrifice of the British people and to risk a second major outbreak.”

Then he added: “I ask you to contain your impatience because I believe we are coming now to the end of the first phase of this conflict and in spite of all the suffering we have so nearly succeeded.”

Johnson was widely criticized for not undertaking serious and strong actions at the beginning of the outbreak advocating herd immunity. The Prime Minister was considered reckless especially because it was widely accepted that the tide was coming to the UK. The consequences were also clear as some broadcasters such as Sky News released videos about what was going on in the North of Italy.

The flattening of the curve in other countries

Many countries of different sizes are beating the coronavirus. Small nations like New Zealand, Croatia, Iceland, and Malta (to name some) have “practically” beaten the outbreak registering a very small number of new infections. Hard hit Italy and Spain are starting to release the measures. Key states in the US, like New York, are experiencing an encouraging fall in the recorded infections and deaths. Beaches have reopened in part of Australia, Florida and California.

Some states in the US like Georgia have sparked controversy about the reopening of non-essential services as the decision was considered to be too rushed.