1040 new confirmed cases in the UK, more than a thousand new confirmed cases for the sixth consecutive day
The novel coronavirus pneumonia confirmed by the British health and social security department on the government website, as of 4 p.m. local time, 318484 cases of new crown pneumonia confirmed in Britain, 1040 cases were added on a single day, and over 1000 cases were confirmed in sixth consecutive days, 41366 cases of death and 5 cases increased on a single day in August 16th. On the same day, about 130000 medically susceptible people in Wales, UK, were released from self isolation. During the outbreak of the new coronavirus in March, the government advised people with basic health risks to stay indoors and isolate themselves. Earlier, Northern Ireland on July 31, England and Scotland on August 1, announced the lifting of self isolation for this group of people. (chief station reporter Kang Yubin)
