The Delta variant does not make a truce: the cases are multiplying again in Europe and in the countries of other continents – Telam

Coronavirus cases rose again in Europe last week after falling by ten more, due to the Delta variant, which is also advancing on other continents and even in countries with high vaccination rates, such as the United Kingdom. Uni and Israel, which recorded their highest rates. infection figures in five and three months, respectively.

Vaccines applied globally, however, appear to offer robust protection against this more transmissible variant, first identified in India and present in around 90 countries, which would explain why the increases in cases are not accompanied, with a few exceptions. near, big jumps in the number of deaths from the virus.

The World Health Organization (WHO), however, warned this week that the combination of more contagious variants, poorly immunized populations and the lifting of measures, including the use of masks, before better containment of the virus, “delay the end of the pandemic”.

The WHO’s European office said cases rose on the continent last week after ten consecutive drops, due to the Delta variant.

“Last week the number of cases increased by 10%, due to increased contact, displacement and the end of social restrictions (…) There will be a new wave in the European region unless we continue to be disciplined, “predicted Hans Kluge, WHO director for the Europe region, which includes 53 countries, including Russia.

He added that in August the WHO European region, where 63% of its inhabitants are still waiting for a first dose, “will not be fully immune”, will be in the middle of summer vacation and there will be few restrictions and therefore more risks.

At RussiaIn the past 24 hours, there have been 672 deaths from Covid-19, the third consecutive daily record in the country, also sanctioned by the Delta variant, authorities reported.

The country has also recorded 21,042 new cases, and the spread of the virus has prompted President Vladimir Putin to urge his fellow citizens to get vaccinated.

Globally, the pandemic has caused nearly 4 million deaths and more than 182 million infections since December 2019.

Health certificate to enter the European Union

In the effort to regain a part of normal, tourist and social life, a health certificate adopted by the countries of the European Union (EU) entered into force on Thursday.

The document – a QR code – certifies that the carrier is fully vaccinated with EU-approved vaccines, tested negative in a recent test, or is already immune to having overcome the infection.

The intention is that the certificate will allow travel through the 27 countries of the EU.

The health situation is also deteriorating in several regions of Asia.

At Bangladesh, the army and police patrolled the deserted streets of the capital, Dhaka, and other towns on the first day of a week-long strict lockdown declared amid an increase in cases attributed to the Delta variant .

Hospitals in the country of 168 million people are overwhelmed, especially in border regions with India.

Bangladesh has accumulated nearly 900,000 infections and just over 14,500 deaths from the coronavirus.

At Indonesia, the government said it would impose severe emergency restrictions to deal with a growing wave of cases, after recording a double record of 24,836 coronavirus cases and 504 deaths in the past 24 hours.

Indonesia, with a population of 270 million, has recorded more than 2.1 million cases and 58,491 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Solo 2.6% of the population of Bangladesh and about 5% of that of Indonesia She is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

But the Delta variant also poses problems in countries with high vaccination rates, such as Israel, which has reported its highest number of daily infections in three months, at 307, although in the past two weeks it has not ‘recorded only one death.

In recent months, the country has reopened businesses and schools and lifted almost all restrictions after immunizing 85% of the adult population. However, the increase in cases has led his government to reimpose the use of masks in confined spaces.

In the UK, where 85% of the population already has at least one dose, authorities reported 27,989 cases today, the highest daily figure since Jan. 29, and 22 more deaths.

Also in Océane There is community circulation of the Delta variant, and Fiji has reported a record 431 cases, which has already racked up 5,000 and 22 deaths, 95% of which since April.

The Delta variant is now also in 14 American countries, and its rapid circulation represents a new challenge for the region’s fragile health systems, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said last night.

Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Canada, Chile, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States, Barbados, Peru and San Martín are the countries that have confirmed the new variant, explained PAHO director Carissa F. Etienne.

At United States, where there is already community circulation of the variant, California, the most populous state, is one of the hardest hit, two weeks after reopening its entire economy.

Its authorities have said cases are on average 1,000 per day, a 17% increase over the past two weeks, despite 59% of its population adhering to both doses and 10% the first time.