“Italy has had a rigorous attitude towards the” Covid-19 “pandemic while the United Kingdom has done, and is doing, exactly the opposite, by circulating the virus and today we see the consequences. They have removed all kinds of measures of security, they started to take the second dose late. But we have proceeded more cautiously and carefully. Now, looking at the peak of cases recorded in the United Kingdom, there is a thought of concern. It is the signal that if you give up the virus is ready to restart and, if a bad variant arrives, we too are at risk “. Massimo Andreoni, head of Infectious Diseases at the Tor Vergata Polyclinic in Rome and scientific director of the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (Simit) underlines this to Adnkronos Salute.
“So the containment measures, from the use of the mask indoors to the spacing, are still needed – he recommends – But given the numbers in the United Kingdom, perhaps Europe would need to make itself heard, perhaps even putting back the quarantine for a week for those arriving in Italy “ from across the Channel.
“The commitment to reduce the circulation of the coronavirus must be global – remarks Andreoni – Italy is doing well and the results can be seen, the country has restarted and the impact on the epidemic curve has been seen little. But all countries need to take steps to vaccinate their population with double doses and that even more should be done to immunize the poorest countries. The speech – concludes the infectious disease specialist – is always the same: if the virus circulates freely, there is the risk that a more aggressive variant will emerge. We cannot afford it and everything must be done to avoid it. ”