The rates of infections and deaths from the Corona virus are rising at a record level that has not been previously recorded for nearly two years since the beginning of the epidemic and its spread in the countries of Europe and the world..
And the World Health Organization had sounded the alarm, warning a few days ago that the pace of transmission of Corona infection in Europe is “very worrying” at the present time, which could lead to an additional half a million deaths recorded on the continent by next February..
Health experts attribute the significant increase in injuries and deaths during the past few weeks, in many countries of the European continent, to the relatively slow vaccination processes, as official figures show that only 70 percent of the population in Germany received all doses of the vaccine..
They point out that most of the injured in intensive care units are unvaccinated, while their numbers are steadily rising.
In addition, laxity and complacency in preventive measures, such as social distancing and not wearing masks, are in turn the causes of this new epidemic wave looming on the European horizon..
Commenting on the serious epidemiological reality in European countries, the Iraqi journalist Maher Al-Hamdani, who resides in Germany, said in an interview with the “Sky News Arabia” website: “What is happening in Germany and other European countries, represents a very dangerous rise in the graphic indicators of the epidemiological escalation.”
He points out that “records in the number of injuries and deaths have been broken in many European countries, and the paradox is that this rise in the frequency of injuries exceeds their number in the stages before the start of vaccinating citizens, which means that the vaccination campaigns did not contribute to reducing the frequency of injuries.”
And he adds: “But there are those who see, on the other hand, that despite the high injuries, the critical cases that need beds, oxygen, and hypnosis in intensive care departments within hospitals and health centers, are few, while they were many in the past, although the rates of general injuries were much less than current”.
Al-Hamdani considers that this “reveals the effectiveness of vaccines and their contribution to reducing complications of infection with the deadly virus, and saving the lives of many infected people, as infections among vaccinated people are often minor and their symptoms disappear quickly, unlike those who are not vaccinated.”“.
And whether there is a trend towards a general European closure, Al-Hamdani responds by saying: “It seems that there will be no closure policies in various European countries, given their catastrophic economic repercussions, for example, in Germany, there is a political consensus that there is no return to closures, for the losses they previously caused. And severe economic damage, especially after the consequences of the relatively long closure that happened twice.”
Germany implemented a general closure twice, from December to March at the beginning of this year, and from March to June during 2020.
And about the “alternative to closure” to confront this epidemic wave, Al-Hamdani answers: “Now other solutions are being sought away from the closure, which has become completely off the agenda. The economy must not stop its cycle, but the talk is about restricting the movement of people and tightening preventive measures, so that the Only those who received vaccination or who were infected and cured of the virus are allowed to go out, go to public places and practice a normal life, while wearing masks and observing social distancing.
And he continues: “But if the person is not vaccinated and has not previously been infected with the virus, even if he comes with an examination result that proves that he is not infected with the virus, he will not be allowed, for example, to enter official and public places, and participate in public life.“.
And this dangerous epidemiological situation is not limited to Germany only, but includes all countries of the European continent, such as France and Scandinavia, as Al-Hamdani explains.
And he continues: “But it is remarkable that the state of panic that accompanied the emergence of the virus in 2020, has decreased a lot now, as people know the nature of the disease and methods of prevention and treatment, and accept to take vaccinations against it, and therefore European governments also act slowly and not confusion with the epidemic, even if infection rates escalate again.” .
He explains that for this reason, the closure will not be returned across Europe, but there is a re-imposition and tightening of restrictions. In France, for example, they re-imposed masks on children in schools, which represented a setback in terms of liberation from the restrictions of the fight against Corona, pointing out that these tightening will continue at least until end of next March.
And he continues: “In the Scandinavian countries, there is also a tightening of procedures, in light of the escalation of the epidemiological situation, but so far we have not heard, for example, about the adoption of the electronic work system from homes instead of the presence, and we have not seen the closure of borders, nor the closure of economic sectors such as factories and laboratories, the most that is taken It is to tighten preventive measures while continuing people’s normal lives, going out and mixing in the context of taking into account wearing masks, and continuing examinations to detect injuries and vaccination.“.
All this comes amid warnings that the approaching winter, which will bring with it a new wave of the epidemic in Europe, especially since Christmas and New Year celebrations, in the absence of controls, will contribute to a wide spread of the disease, according to what experts warn. healthy people.
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