Hope: “Mask remains fundamental, today 1% cases for Delta variant”

“The mask is and remains fundamental. Only 1% of covid cases are of the Delta variant: we expect this figure to rise”. Roberto Speranza, Minister of Health, signed the ordinance that from June 28 eliminates the obligation to always wear a mask outdoors. “We have always let ourselves be guided by scientists, according to a line of great prudence. The numbers of the contagion are proving us right. We must continue with caution and gradualness. I would not use the word ‘abandon’, the mask remains a fundamental tool. an ordinance and I have ordered that the obligation to always use it outdoors also falls. With the new indications, the mask must always be carried with you but outdoors it must be worn when the distance cannot be respected or there is a crowd “, says Speranza to Cartabianca. “The mask is and remains a fundamental point of our strategy in this context in which, in the last 3 days, we have had less than 1000 cases every day: we can allow ourselves some more freedom, we have made a long process of gradualness and prudence. We must continue on this path, the numbers say it is right “, he adds. The spotlight is on the Delta variant, which in Great Britain causes a new increase in infections and pushes to question, as Prime Minister Mario Draghi did, the opportunity to have the Euro 2020 final played in London. “We will have to see the data. The date of the final is not so close, the prime minister said things of common sense. I think that the Delta variant should be followed with the utmost attention. In the last verification we did, only 1% of cases Delta variant: we expect this figure to rise, because it is a variant more capable of infecting and spreading. It is true that our numbers improve, but we must not delude ourselves that we have won the game. We must continue this path with our feet well planted on the ground “, he reiterates.