By Charlotte Webster-
The number of Covid-19 deaths in the UK appear to be at an all time low, after another 38 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the UK, the Department of Health has said.
Only yesterday, Sunday, 36 fatalities were announced, the lowest number of daily COVID-19 deaths since pre lockdown measures were introduced in the UK.
A total of 41,736 people have now died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK.
Monday figures usually trail other weekdays because of delays in recording deaths over the weekend.
Today was the third time no coronavirus deaths have been reported in a 24-hour period in Scotland since lockdown began. The low figures have influenced the decision to open pubs and restaurants there.
The number of deaths has fluctuated widely throughout the Coronavirus period, with the numbers getting quite low recently. It is never clear when or if those numbers will pick up again, with fears of a second wave being pushed to the subconscious as Britain forces face mask on public transport for the first time today.
The low numbers of deaths will mean for many Britons that they can feel free enjoying the hot weather, but still bear in mind that the virus hasn’t disappeared yet. It means social distancing is still expected to occur in the UK, even with the skies feeling hot and nice.
Statistics from the ONS suggests that over 52,000 people have died from Covid-19, but existing research questions whether the true scale of Covid-19 deaths were all related to the virus or not.
The overall message to the public is that deaths seem to be at an all time low, but only the next few days or weeks ahead will tell us for sure just how low the deaths arising from Covid-19 is.
Ongoing research will determine to what extent multiple deaths in care homes for instance, can be directly linked to Covid-19 in scenarios where those with underlying illnesses could not get their existing illnesses treated. This may mean thousands died of other illnesses not being treated, and may in the process been affected by Covid-19.
The insistence of protective covering on public transport indicates that the government does not think the virus is gone yet, or that it is completely safe to ignore it.
If the numbers were to continue to drop consistently until deaths become a thing of the past, the disease will then be considered automatically gone.
There is speculation as to whether the ease of the lockdown will spark a new wave, as some scientists have warned against taking the breaks off the lockdown too soon.
The British government plans to restore normality in stages but eventually, is good news for business men and women, but the government has said it is prepared to shut down whole towns if new cases of the coronavirus rise unacceptably high in certain regions, in order to prevent a dreaded second cycle of the corronaivirus