Despite a strong rebound in contaminations, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated Thursday that the Covid-19 pandemic could be managed in Europe without once again locking down society, the World Bank warning for its part that the crisis could push 100 million people into extreme poverty.
In Europe, the preparation of the authorities and the knowledge accumulated in recent months should make it possible to avoid a lockdown of society as a whole, estimated the WHO and the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef), which have also called on African governments to promote the reopening of schools closed for nearly six months, taking measures to prevent the spread of the virus. “Unprecedented and prolonged school closures in a bid to protect students from Covid-19 cause them further harm“, Estimated the two UN agencies.
The figures of new cases of contamination in 24 hours published Thursday in France, Italy, Germany or Spain are worrying and show a rebound in the pandemic, often in favor of holidays, parties and travel. In Spain, 7,039 new cases have been declared. In France, the figure was 4,771 new cases, an unprecedented increase since May. In Germany, 1,707 new cases were detected while in Italy, the Ministry of Health reported 845 new cases.
“Way and manner of celebrating”
In all these countries, young people, often not very sick or even asymptomatic, have been identified as the main vectors of these new contaminations. “I understand that people want to party. But there is a way and a way to party», Declared the director of the health alert center for Spain, Fernando Simon. “All those who have influence on the population must participate in raising awareness (…) I believe that there are many influencers in Spain with very high visibility who can help control the epidemic“, He specified.
For Professor Massimo Galli, head of the infectious diseases department at the prestigious Sacco hospital in Milan (Italy), “travel is also a source of problems. I don’t want to look like the one who has after the young people, but certain episodes struck me, for example that of these nine young people back (positive, editor’s note) from Croatia“. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said that “the doubling of (new) case“Observed on average each day”across Germany for the past three weeks“Constitutes a”evolution which should not continue but which we should on the contrary curb».
This situation has led Berlin to declare practically all of Spain and the coasts of Croatia – popular destinations for German holidaymakers – areas at risk and impose tests and quarantines on return. In France, the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer however ruled out a general postponement of the start of the school year, even if “exceptions localesCould be considered.
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