Mode & Beauté Le confinement en Europe a sauvé plus de trois millions de vies

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10.6.2020 - 16:13

These photos show Central London as it's never seen before, and may not be seen again in our lifetime.

Photographer Wayne Howes has spent the past eight weeks scouring the city capturing a desolate London due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the picture series, which Howes is hoping to turn into a book as a reference for future generations, he has captured the vast emptiness that has become London during the Coronavirus outbreak.

"The collection of images has an eerie, almost post-apocalyptic feel about them' explains Howes.

'Large historic buildings still obviously dominate the streets of London, but the normal hustle and bustle of London life is conspicuously absent.'

Images show popular tourist hot spots that would usually be bustling in the run up to summer now completely empty.

One photo shows Regent Street, which is usually busy at any time of day, but now at 9am appears abandoned.

"At rush hour on a Monday morning it can take you half an hour to drive down Regent Street, it took me 30 seconds!' says Howes.

A day where the gates of Buckingham Palace aren't lined with tourists and Royal fans taking photos is extremely rare, but Howes has captured the palace standing completely alone without a person in sight.

Howes has set up a Kickstarter to fund his hope of creating a book to document this period in time for future generations - what a thriving capital city can look like when placed in lockdown, a million miles away from it's usual self.

London in Lockdown can be supported on Kickstarter via http://kck.st/3fenbT8

Featuring: Piccadilly Circus
Where: London, United Kingdom
When: 28 Apr 2020
Credit: Wayne Howes/Cover Images

**EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH WAYNE HOWES.**
These photos show Central London as it's never seen before, and may not be seen again in our lifetime. Photographer Wayne Howes has spent the past eight weeks scouring the city capturing a desolate London due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the picture series, which Howes is hoping to turn into a book as a reference for future generations, he has captured the vast emptiness that has become London during the Coronavirus outbreak. "The collection of images has an eerie, almost post-apocalyptic feel about them' explains Howes. 'Large historic buildings still obviously dominate the streets of London, but the normal hustle and bustle of London life is conspicuously absent.' Images show popular tourist hot spots that would usually be bustling in the run up to summer now completely empty. One photo shows Regent Street, which is usually busy at any time of day, but now at 9am appears abandoned. "At rush hour on a Monday morning it can take you half an hour to drive down Regent Street, it took me 30 seconds!' says Howes. A day where the gates of Buckingham Palace aren't lined with tourists and Royal fans taking photos is extremely rare, but Howes has captured the palace standing completely alone without a person in sight. Howes has set up a Kickstarter to fund his hope of creating a book to document this period in time for future generations - what a thriving capital city can look like when placed in lockdown, a million miles away from it's usual self. London in Lockdown can be supported on Kickstarter via http://kck.st/3fenbT8 Featuring: Piccadilly Circus Where: London, United Kingdom When: 28 Apr 2020 Credit: Wayne Howes/Cover Images **EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH WAYNE HOWES.**
Source: Wayne Howes/Cover Images

Le confinement a été très bénéfique pour l'Europe. En effet, selon des chercheurs britanniques, il aurait permis d'éviter la mort de plus de 3 millions de personnes.

Le confinement en Europe a sauvé plus de 3 millions de vies, selon des chercheurs de l'Imperial College London, qui ont découvert que les restrictions imposées en février et mars ont eu un effet significatif sur la diffusion du covid-19, empêchant 470 000 décès rien qu'au Roayume-Uni.

Le confinement a réduit le nombre de personnes contaminées par 81%, et la reproduction du virus est passée de 3,8 à 0,63.

Pour parvenir à ces conclusions, l'équipe de chercheurs a analysé des données sur les morts dans 11 pays Européens, dont le Royaume-Uni, la France, l'Italie, l'Espagne et l'Allemagne, et ont calculé l'étendue de la transmission, prenant à l'envers de mai à la fin mars.

Ils ont ainsi estimé que 3,2 millions de personnes, dont 690 000 en France et 630 000 en Italie, ont ainsi été sauvées.

Et, alors que les experts ont prédit que « le taux de mortalité aurait été énorme » sans le confinement, ils insistent sur le fait que seule une petite proportion de gens ont été infectés, car c'était seulement « le début de la pandémie », et que l'immunité de groupe n'aurait pas été atteinte avant longtemps.

« Notre modèle estime que nous sommes très loin de l'immunité de groupe », estime le professeur Axel Gandy. « Il nous dit que nous devons faire très attention, et ne pas précipiter le déconfinement, car il n'y aura pas de contrôle. Il faut faire les choses en douceur, lentement, pour pouvoir rétropédaler en cas de souci », ajoute-t-il.

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