Delta variant: Europe on alert in the face of a new wave of covid | In the past week, cases have increased by 10 percent

In the midst of the high temperatures, the freedom to wear chin straps or not and the opening of various social activities, Europe is on alert for a new wave of coronavirus. This was warned by the World Health Organization (WHO), which has recorded an average 10 percent increase in cases over the past week. across the continent. The main cause is the appearance of the Delta variant and the movement of tourists from one country to another. Authorities called for “discipline”.

This was indicated by the international organization, which at the same time communicated that Until next August, 90% of new cases of covid-19 on the old continent will correspond to the variant originating in India., which is several times more contagious than the one that caused the pandemic.

The warning came as several countries attempted revive tourism, thanks to the sanitary pass launched in the island due to the high seasonal temperatures.

However, “Last week the number of cases increased by 10%, due to increased contact, travel and the end of social restrictions.”, WHO reported.

For this reason, the director of this organization for the region, Hans Kluge, pointed out that “There will be a new wave in the European region unless we continue to be disciplined”. Moreover, “despite the considerable efforts of member states, millions of people are still not vaccinated,” he added.

Estimates indicate that in August the WHO European region “will not be fully immune”. The percentage of the population vaccinated with a single dose is 37 percent and it will be a holiday period where there will be few restrictions and therefore more risk.

One of the examples of what could happen buttons is on the island of Mallorca, Spain, where there were almost 2,000 infections following a student trip from Valencia. As a result, 6,000 people had to be quarantined.

Opening up tourism for Eurocup matches it also makes you fear the consequences. London will host the semi-finals and final of the tournament next week and the Russian city of St. Petersburg will host the quarter-final match between Spain and Switzerland.

When asked if this tournament could have generated massive infections, Kluge replied: “I hope not, but I can’t rule it out”.

In the effort to recover a part of normal life, tourism and social life, the European Union (EU) has implemented a health certificate which allows travel from one country to another, as long as the control measures, such as the PCR test, are respected.

The document consists of a QR code which certifies that the bearer is fully vaccinated with vaccines approved by the EU, negative god a recent exam or enjoys immunity for overcoming the infection.

The intention is that the certificate will allow travel through the 27 EU countries and four countries associated with the initiative (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein).