Cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus tripled in one week in the UK

Cases of the Indian ‘Delta’ variant of the coronavirus in England have tripled in one week to 42,000, and the strain appears to be spreading 64% faster than the UK variant Kent, thus becoming responsible for nine out of ten infections, as the country’s health authorities confirmed on Friday.

Faced with fears for Delta, the British Minister for Vaccines, Nadhim Zahawi, alluded to the possibility of a delay of the date which would mark the end of the restrictions against the coronavirus and stated that UK should not ‘waste hard-earned gains from vaccination program’, according to Daily mail.

It is believed that the government of the country’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson could delay the end of the restrictions, scheduled for June 21, by a month., leaving aside for the moment plans to push the limits of the influx of audiences at major events, weddings and bars. The spokesperson for the conservative politician said on Friday that “They will carefully review the data” the weekend before making an announcement next Monday.

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) reported that the rate of the R virus is the highest since October (between 1.2 and 1.4) which means that the number of cases could increase in the coming weeks. However, vaccines should prevent hospitalizations and deaths, a new closure of activities would not be necessary, according to the Daily Mail.

The parliamentarians expressed that the government should be vigilant after the more than 29,000 cases of Delta variant increased in just one week and the warning that they are doubling in just five days in parts of the country. In any case, the English health authorities have published Promising data showing vaccines work well against Indian strain.

The figures show that only one in 10 people hospitalized after being infected with the variant had received two doses of a vaccine, while the rest had received a dose or not. Twelve of the 42 people who died from the strain had been vaccinated and 1,785 of the 33,206 infections occurred in people who received both requests..

Vaccines are probably the solution that can keep the UK from shutting down again, but it ise fears that there are not enough people vaccinated and that stocks will run out in the coming days, after this week the appointments for those under 30 have been opened and only on Tuesdays they have been reserved a million shifts to get vaccinated.

Zahawi assured that the doses of Pfizer, which are used for everyone under 40 and for about half of the second applications of the elderly, will be “Tight but stable” in June. A Scottish minister admitted that restricting the use of the AstraZeneca trial for young adults is slowing the vaccination schedule, according to the Daily Mail.

Public Health England reported that a single dose of the vaccine offers 33% protection against the Indian variant of the coronavirus, compared to 50% for the Kent strain., but two doses are still very effective, with an estimate of 81% versus 88%.

The Office for National Statistics suggests that the outbreak of cases in England rose 13% last week, reaching 96,800 total positives, against an increase of 75% compared to the previous week. However, Zahawi said that the government will have to be “very careful” to prevent contagions from exploding again.

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