London ∙ Although the fear of the covid epidemic has decreased, there is no decrease in the number of deaths in Britain, a reference in the technical report published on covid. Hundreds more die each week. England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said that the cause of this is not the Covid virus but the effect of not considering other diseases during the Covid period.
Health experts explain that the main reason for such deaths is the failure of cancer treatments during the Covid-19 pandemic. Britain is facing soaring death rates from heart disease and cancer cases, the chief medical officer said. With the focus solely on Covid, thousands of routine treatments and appointments have been missed out on for ordinary patients in Britain. This is estimated to lead to additional deaths in the future.
The report is intended to advise health chiefs on how to deal with similar viral threats in the future. Apart from Chief Medical Officer Chris Witty, Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance, who attended Downing Street briefings with the Prime Minister during the Covid-19 pandemic, also approved the report. The report also suggests that vaccines can be developed and made available rapidly. The report was prepared as part of efforts to protect the NHS.