It became a hot search with over 100 million views. Nearly 10,000 people in the UK protested against the epidemic blockade

The British "Mirror" reported on April 25 that a protest march against the blockade in London, England, continued to ferment, with tens of thousands of people participating in it, and turned into a violent conflict on the 24th. Many police officers were injured in the scuffle with protesters.

On the morning of the 24th, nearly 10,000 people in London, England took to the streets to protest against the COVID-19 lockdown, calling for "medical freedom" and protesting against vaccine passports and compulsory vaccinations. They also clashed violently with the police. According to reports, the conflict left at least 8 police officers injured and two police officers were sent to the hospital - although their injuries were not serious.

The British Home Secretary condemned this, calling it "senseless violence" and wished the injured a "speedy recovery." According to British media reports, similar protests were not only held in London, but a protest also broke out on Oxford Street nearly two weeks after the Covid-19 restricted area restrictions were relaxed.

Police said five people were arrested on suspicion of assaulting officers and public order offences during the violent clashes.

This incident not only caused a wide social impact in the local area, but also became a hot search on Weibo yesterday. According to data from this morning, the number of views of this incident on Weibo has exceeded 100 million. Some netizens commented: "This is not just a problem of freedom, but also an economic problem."

This is indeed the case. The epidemic has indeed brought great difficulties to the British economy. Boris Johnson even said after the UK’s second lockdown last fall that he "would rather see thousands of bodies pile up" than order another COVID-19 lockdown.

For the British people, their jobs and businesses have been hit hard during the epidemic lockdown. Although three-quarters of British households have managed to save money during the lockdown, according to new data from Future PLC, 25% of the money saved by British shoppers during the lockdown will be spent immediately or soon after the lockdown ends.

However, the rapid deterioration of the epidemic in India has once again sounded the alarm for everyone. According to a Weibo post by Dr. Zhang Wenhong, the virus strain prevalent in India has undergone a double mutation, is more contagious, and the mortality rate has risen rapidly in April.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also warned on April 20 that a third wave of the epidemic might hit the UK, but insisted that the "road to freedom" was still open.

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