While in Italy the debate on the compulsory Covid Green pass in the workplace is still heated, in Europe and in the world they are worried about the increase in infections and deaths. From Russia to Great Britain it is in fact a record of daily cases, with the specter of new restrictions and lockdowns around the corner. In an attempt to stem the contagion, Putin took action in the last few hours and approved a ‘mini lockdown’. And if Britain ‘resists’ new closures despite the very high number of cases, in Romania there is a death from Covid every 5 minutes while in Germany the incidence continues to grow and in France, after a period of decline, the epidemic has stabilized.
IN RUSSIA, MINI LOCKDOWN AND STOP TO WORK FOR 7 DAYS
The Russian president yesterday gave his approval to a mini lockdown proposed by the Moscow government which provides for abstention from work from October 30 to November 7 to try to stop the spread of cases of covid. “The main goal is to protect the life and health of our citizens,” Putin said during a televised speech, urging Russian citizens to “show responsibility, please”. The increase in cases is “unfortunately” linked to the low vaccination rates in the country, the Russian president continued, urging the population to get vaccinated. Only yesterday Russia recorded 1,028 deaths and 34,073 new infections. In total there were 226,353 deaths, the highest number of deaths on the European continent.
GB AT RISK 100,000 INFECTIONS A DAY IN WINTER
In the meantime, Great Britain risks finding itself with 100,000 covid infections a day, with the imminent winter representing “the greatest threat”. This was the alarm raised by the British Health Minister Sajid Javid during a press conference, during which he stressed that the national health service is operating in an “excellent” way. In the United Kingdom, hospitalizations due to Covid are about a thousand a day, but “fortunately” the number of victims remains “low”, about a hundred a day, he said again, recalling that “we have always known that the winter months pose the biggest threat to the road to recovery “. Winter provides “perfect conditions” not only for Covid, but for viruses in general, “we are beginning to see the impact”. “The virus will stay with us for a long time and remain a threat,” he stressed.
Only yesterday in the country there were 49,139 new cases and 179 deaths from complications related to the infection. The local health authorities have made it known. The latest figures show that cases increased by 17.2 percent in one week, while deaths increased by 21.1 percent, again in one week.
If we do not act immediately, the alarm launched yesterday by the British Health, there is a risk of “a profound crisis” in the next 3 months. Hence the request to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to enact anti-Covid restrictions as soon as possible before the situation worsens. But for now the government has no intention of doing so. “We believe that it is not the time to move to plan B”, said the Minister of Industry Kwasi Kwarteng, interviewed on the subject by the ‘BBC’. As a Downing Street spokesman explained, who confirmed the exclusion of imposing a new complete lockdown to contain the spread of the virus.
IN ROMANIA ONE DEATH EVERY 5 MINUTES FROM COVID
One death every five minutes. It happens in Romania due to the coronavirus, as local media report, while the number of infections and deaths has recorded a new record since the outbreak of the pandemic. Local authorities speak of 423 deaths since Tuesday, 390 of which were not vaccinated. Among the victims also a sixteen year old positive for Covid-19, 232 men and 191 women. On the other hand, there are 17,158 new infections, of which 266 are from reinfected patients. To date, 43,039 people who have been diagnosed with the infection have died.
INCIDENCE GROWS IN GERMANY
Meanwhile, coronavirus infections in Germany are growing. Yesterday there were 17,015 new infections, up from 11,903 a week ago. The 7-day incidence, an indicator chosen in the country, rose to 80.4 per 100,000 residents, compared to 75.1 on Tuesday and 65.4 a week ago.
IN FRANCE STABLE INFECTIONS AFTER DECREASE
In France, the epidemic has stabilized after a period of decline in infections. Yesterday’s new cases would in fact be in line with those of Tuesday: 6,036 new infections registered and 21 deaths. This was announced by Santé France, adding that the people currently hospitalized are 6,465. There are 1,026 patients in intensive care.
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