Nitrogen Dioxide

---

life in the UK has been completely changed, since the restrictions were brought to the containment of the spread of the Corona Virus.

On March 23, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, all was non-stop essential travel and public gatherings, with people asked to go home, just to exercise, to shop for essential items for the medical supply, or not, if your work can home.

All the shops, in which non-essential elements of closed. Pubs, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and places of worship have all closed. These restrictions have affected all aspects of society.

1) people are largely at a distance

The lockdown to limit the goal was the spread of the coronavirus in the entire country, to help to cope with the NHS and, ultimately, reduce The Number of deaths from the disease.

Since the lockout began on March 23, The Number of people tested positive for coronavirus has 80,000 of 6,650 More Than .

But the government advisors have said, there is evidence that public compliance with the measures to have an impact.

Sir Patrick Vallance , the government's chief scientific adviser, said: "It is not lift-off, the sharp intake, the high in the sky has not disappeared. And if anything maybe even some flattening. This is because of what we all do, with the help of social distancing. "

people also adapt to the use of the health service.

In March, The Number of people attending A& E declined, while the numbers of calls to 111 - the NHS Reached the Hotline - record values.

2) Less trips

The Public transport is dramatically decreased in the last couple of weeks, although this trend began before the lockdown measures were announced by the Prime Minister , how many people began working from home.

a Total of-transport-use - on road, rail and Tube in London Fell by 60% between the beginning of February and the beginning of April, says The Department for transport.

Patter on the larger train has also been a sharp decline in stations in the whole country, since the block was introduced, the data suggests Network Rail .

For example, in the week prior to the beginning of the measures were brought footfall to the Birmingham New Street station was over a half A Million . But that was a decline of 86% in early April only 71,230. There is a similar trend for both London and Manchester.

Meanwhile, trips to the parks and beaches, on 5. April, The Second Sunday of lockdown, were 29% less than normal. But on the Sunday before they were 52% lower than normal, suggesting excursions crawled again with the warmer weather.

3) Better air quality

air pollution in the UK considerably in The Weeks since the country went into lockdown.

The Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) have decreased in the UK, with a daily average of almost 40% over the same period Last Year .

NO2 -, released from car exhaust, is a serious air pollutant.

have seen a couple of cities, drops his salary by More Than 60%, including Brighton and Portsmouth, according to

Daily readings of air quality monitoring stations were compared with the same period Last Year .

4) More demand

About 723,000 people applied for universal credit since the lockdown began.

of these, 473,000 in The First Eight Days , almost as many would like to apply during the whole of the last three weeks, and almost 10 times as many as before, in an average week.

A further 250,000 people signed up in The Second week of the lockdown, according to The Department for work and pensions.

Universal credit is a consolidated monthly payment for those of working age, through a variety of existing benefits including income-based working parents in search of money, housing benefit, child tax credit and working tax credit". to help

During the holiday, payments are available to self-employed and those who do not do their work during the pandemic, some groups - such as those who recently became a freelancer, moved employment, or discharged, before the cut-off date. This has helped prompt an increase in universal credit claims.

Although there is still considerable pressure on the benefits, the figures show that The Number of claims that are now coming down to start, after a peak in The First week of lockdown.

5) increased appetite for long-life foods

In the week before the restrictions started, supermarket sales fueling 44% higher than the same time Last Year , as many rushed to amid fear of shortages.

But, on average, revenue decreased by 7. 5% over The First Two Weeks of the lockout, according to consulting firm Nielsen.

"If the country was told not to travel, people shopping," says Mike Watkins , Nielsen head of retailer and business insight. "You have already bought a lot of stuff, and its larders and freezers were full. "

as more people shop tried online, as 93% of the purchases to be fought out in the rule, in the shops, the super markets have to cope with the additional demand, he adds.

supermarket sales of non-food products, such as clothes, slumped 45%, and spontaneous purchases have dipped. to buy

"The enthusiasm of the buyers for a nice dinner to be silent, how the people travel and the time spent want to restrict in the shops," said Mr Watkins says.

6) Domestic Violence calls are increasing

Domestic Abuse helpline,>has seen a 25% increase in calls since the lockout, the refuge charity, says.

It received hundreds of additional calls for help every week.

insulation pre-existing abusive behaviour can make it worse, but that's not The Reason , says the shelter, which runs the helpline.

The increase in echoes findings from all over The World , including a 32% increase in The Number of reported cases of Domestic Violence in France, and an increase of 12% to Spain's gender-violence-Hotline , there have block, began in these countries.

However, total crime reported to the police in England and Wales Fell from around 20% in the last few weeks.

the New powers of the police, for fining those that are used against the lockdown rules were issued in The First Two Weeks , 1,084 fines.

Reporting by Eleanor Lawrie, Ben Metzger, Joel Massey, Jake Horton and Nicholas Barrett.

uk air pollution, air pollution, uk economy, domestic abuse, pay, retailing, coronavirus lockdown measures, coronavirus pandemic, transport, universal credit

Source of news: bbc.com