The Great Britain makes another record of contagion: they are over 18 thousand in 24 hours. And the Delta variant of Covid continues to advance in the world. The Covid epidemic in the UK continues to run, mainly due to the Delta variant. Today 18,270 new infections were recorded, the daily record since February 5. Yesterday the infections had risen by 15,810. There were 23 deaths. In terms of victims, the high number of vaccinated people continues to keep the numbers low, local media reported. Almost 84% of the population received the first dose, over 61% the booster.
Delta variant advances in the world
The Delta variant continues to spread in a seemingly inexorable way, driving the end of the pandemic away. The umpteenth mutation of Covid discovered for the first time in India ranges from one continent to another: from Australia, where Sydney is back in lockdown, to Europe, with a resurgence in Russia and in particular in St. Petersburg, which between the other hosts some matches of Euro 2020. The partial squeeze on Sydney was not considered sufficient. So much so that, just 24 hours after closing four districts of the center, the authorities decided the total blockade for at least 2 weeks. The streets of Australia’s largest city, with 5 million inhabitants, are once again empty, as in the worst period of the pandemic.
“We received a new kick while they were slowly getting us up”, “we had just managed to recover with difficulty from last year’s lockdown”, were the voices of some citizens displaced by the abrupt backtracking. General frustration aside, Australia has seen a sharp increase in new cases (around 80) in the last week, after a period of calm. The clusters were identified by a driver who had taken airline crews from Sydney Airport to quarantined hotels. A hairdressing salon and a child’s birthday party are also in the spotlight.
“With a contagious variant like the Delta, a short blockade does not work,” said regional prime minister Gladys Berejiklian, fearing “a potentially high number of infections in the coming days”. In this situation, neighboring New Zealand has decided to run for cover. Suspending the so-called ‘stamp’ that allows travel without quarantine with Australia. Only three days, for now, to allow experts to evaluate measures “to make the bubble safer, such as pre-departure tests for all flights” between the two countries, the Wellington government said. It is not only Australia that is involved in the surge in new cases, at least in part related to the Delta variant. In South Africa, the new strain leads the recovery, while Bangladesh will re-impose very severe restrictive measures on Monday. As for Europe, the devastating impact of the Delta on Britain is already known. And also on Russia. In the past 24 hours, St. Petersburg has recorded the highest number of deaths in the whole country since the start of the pandemic.
Above all, it is worrying that the former imperial capital welcomed thousands of fans, including foreigners, to its stadium during the European football championships. And next Friday it will host a quarter-final, with the winners of France-Switzerland and Croatia-Spain. In other countries such as Italy and France, the authorities are concentrated to keep the spread of the Delta low, without excluding local red areas, and Rome has called for “international coordination”. In Spain there is alarm for a large outbreak in the Balearics, triggered by a student trip to the archipelago that has produced hundreds of infections, forcing thousands of young people to quarantine upon return. At the same time, the general orientation in the Old Continent is to try to guarantee a peaceful summer for fellow countrymen and tourists, taking advantage of a contagion curve that is still contained. Spain, at midnight on Saturday, celebrated the end of the obligation to wear a mask outdoors. In Italy, the long-awaited provision will come into force on Monday. Switzerland has also decided to lift most of the restrictions still in force, and Iceland has become the first European nation to revoke all anti-Covid measures, thanks to the excellent results in vaccinations.
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— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) June 26, 2021
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