{"id":41619,"date":"2020-11-30T17:47:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=41619"},"modified":"2020-11-30T17:47:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:47:06","slug":"london-coronavirus-cases-fall-in-nearly-every-borough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/london-coronavirus-cases-fall-in-nearly-every-borough\/","title":{"rendered":"London coronavirus cases fall in nearly every borough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>London Coronavirus cases are falling in almost every borough with the majority of London boroughs are hitting Tier 1 levels.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Westminster has seen its cases drop to just under 100 per 100,000. Boroughs that follow are Camden with a rate of 84.1, Southwark 104.8, Lambeth 119.9, Kensington &amp; Chelsea 117.2 and Islington with 114.7.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment only two London boroughs are are experiencing increases in cases, those are Redbridge where cases have increased by 1.5% and Waltham Forest has seen cases increase by 0.5%.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet Officer Micheal Gove made a strong appeal for London to be put under the most draconian restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>However, the prime minister has had to consider the economic impact if London were to be put in Tier 3.<\/p>\n<p>If London was put into Tier 3, 550,000 jobs would be at risk, Tier 2 will put 50,000 jobs at risk.<\/p>\n<p>There are about 1,400 people being treated for COVID-19 in London&#8217;s hospitals at the moment. London&#8217;s hospital network is well prepared for an increase in cases which further point to Tier 2.<\/p>\n<p>Other cities around the UK are not as well equipped and face being overwhelmed if cases increase.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are providing daily updates on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> in London. <\/p>\n<p>On 29 November the daily number of new people who tested positive for COVID-19 in London was reported as 1,639. The latest reported number of patients in London hospitals was 1,480.<\/p>\n<p>Full update here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d3A29xu27a\">https:\/\/t.co\/d3A29xu27a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; London Gov (@LDN_gov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LDN_gov\/status\/1333343148651794433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said if Londoners disobey social distancing rules the capital could be moved to Tier 3.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41632\" style=\"width: 636px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/london-coronavirus-cases-fall-in-nearly-every-borough\/the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-in-london\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-41632\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41632\" class=\"wp-image-41632 \" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Social-DIstancing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Social-DIstancing-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Social-DIstancing-1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Social-DIstancing-1-768x533.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A London Underground notice at Westminster tube station, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Photo by: Arab News | Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Ryan Venables | Subbing: Dina Nazari<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London Coronavirus cases are falling in almost every borough with the majority of London boroughs are hitting Tier 1 levels. Westminster has seen its cases drop to just under 100 per 100,000. 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