One hundred thousand infections a day: this is the impressive scenario the British government is preparing for in view of the total reopening, due to the explosion of the Delta variant. But it is a calculated risk, according to London, which is betting on vaccines to aim for a more or less peaceful coexistence with Covid. The mutation of the virus, however, continues to cause concern because it spreads everywhere. Even in Israel, which shares the record of vaccinated with the British. The same happens in Russia, which has been wiped out by the dead, and in Spain, which has begun to reintroduce restrictions at the regional level, starting with Catalonia.
Sajid Javid warns #Covid cases could hit 100,000 a day as restrictions scrapped https://t.co/Z5iClNEW6z
— The Independent (@Independent) July 6, 2021
Delta variant in Gb, “100 thousand cases expected per day at the end of summer”
The Delta variant has brought back the clock in Great Britain, which has resumed traveling at a rate of over 20 thousand infections a day (almost 29 thousand in the last 24 hours, with 37 deaths). And the prospect is much worse, that is, up to 50 thousand cases by July 19, the day of the ‘free all’, and even 100 thousand at the end of the summer. The Johnson government is however ready to take up this challenge. The reopening is considered no longer postponable, and the mass diffusion of vaccines can represent “a protective wall” to limit the number of hospitalizations and deaths, which are already contained, explained the Minister of Health, Sajid Javid. The data prove the authorities right: almost 80 million inoculated doses, 65% of adults covered, and the goal of reaching two thirds by 19 and total coverage for those over 18 in September. But the guard will have to remain high, especially for the very young, as restrictions in schools are lifted. Meanwhile, health secretary Sajid Javid also announces that people who are in close contact with a positive case “will no longer have to self-isolate from August 16” if they have received two doses of a vaccine.
A test for Europe
The aggressiveness of the Delta does not spare even the other champion of vaccinations, Israel, which has seen the number of infections double (500) between Sunday and Monday. After reintroducing the obligation to wear a mask indoors, the government is preparing to confirm the postponement to August 1 for the entry of foreign tourists and to reintroduce the green pass for restaurants, cinemas and theaters. The executive is comforted by the still low number of deaths and hospitalizations, but at the same time it is alerted because the Delta has also reached the vaccinated. The evolution of the pandemic in Britain may be a test for the rest of Europe, as the island was the first to experience the spread of the latest variants. In Russia, the new wave has a very high cost in terms of deaths, 737 in 24 hours, the first time ever beyond the threshold of 700. In Spain, the Delta represents 20% of cases in some regions, double the national average . And some autonomies are running for cover: Catalonia, with an “exponential” rate of contagion, will close discos and nightclubs indoors from next weekend. A surge in infections also in Greece, reaching 1,800 in a single day.
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Delta variant in the rest of the world
In the rest of the world, the Delta mainly affects the Asia-Pacific area. While in India, where the mutation first appeared, the peak of infections seems to have passed, in Bangladesh, Thailand, Mongolia and Afghanistan the situation worsens. Indonesia is in the most critical phase, with a record of 728 deaths and 31 thousand new cases, with the aggravating circumstance of oxygen deficiency for intensive care. The Fiji Islands, a natural paradise and beloved tourist destination, which for a year were spared from the pandemic, are experiencing their worst moment: 36 Covid-19 infections and six deaths, record numbers for a state of 900,000 inhabitants where mortuaries they are already full.
Great Britain, no masks indoors and distancing: despite the Variant Delta Johnson opens everything
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