Rome, July 18, 2021 – La Delta variant it gets into gear also in Italy. There are still no frightening numbers in the rest of Europe (in UK yesterday 51,870 new cases and 49 deaths, in Russia 25 thousand cases and even 764 deaths), but the infections continue to grow. In parallel, the discussion on the Green Pass, in the political world (and not only), between for, against and those halfway.
Certainly the infamous variant Delta, much more contagious, also brakes the want to go on vacation: the fear of new infections (and restrictions) is at the basis of the numerous cancellations (of 50% according to what has been announced by Fiavet) that sector operators have been recording in recent days.
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The government continues the study phase of the situation and in the coming days, probably on the day of Tuesday, will pass to the operational phase. There control room, in fact, it should meet to finalize the possible use of the Green Pass: it is a question of understanding, first of all, in what situations to use it, from events in general to concerts, to indoor restaurants. The policy on this point is divided into sides: the Lega and FdI who say no to the green passport, while FI and the Pd they rate it positively.
To turn the spotlight on the increase in cases is the coordinator of the CTS, Franco Locatelli: “The data indicate a net recovery of viral circulation in the country. Even in the last 24 hours we have had a increase, of about 300 cases. As documented by the control room, the median age of the infected is 28 years, since it shows how the infections are largely linked to the young population due to the greater socialization of the summer period, a bit like it happened last year “.
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Covid and the European football championships
On the increase in Covid cases linked to european football championships, Locatelli underlines that “we are beginning to observe and we will probably see more. Moreover, it is well known that the incubation of the virus lasts between 5 and 7 days. The gatherings and crowds favored viral circulation. Just think also of the outbreaks linked to the quarterfinals and semifinals in Rome “.
The virologist Fabrizio Pregliasco he comments on the outbreaks connected to the blue nights: “With the gatherings during the matches we speeded up something that was meant to be there“, that is, an increase in Covid infections, driven by the Delta variant. It is clear that we will pay a little for the consequences in terms of the rapid increase in the number of cases. But it was in the force of things that it happened”.
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This is to be expected a surge in cases already in August? “I took a backlash for granted but these data we are seeing suggest that it may also be anticipated compared to what we might have expected”.
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