Italy white zone, Costa: “To date, data says no color change”

Italy still white zone or yellow zone risk for some areas of the country in light of Covid infections and the spread of the Delta variant? Undersecretary for Health Andrea Costa, guest of ‘Newsroom Italia’ on RaiNews24, explains that “today we must observe not so much infections, but hospital admissions. The wish and hope is that Italy remains blank, but it is necessary evaluate the data on a daily and weekly basis. To date, the data does not lead us to predict a change in color “. Undersecretary Costa then comments on the words of epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove, expert at the head of the technical group of the World Health Organization for coronavirus, who on Twitter warned of the dangers related to the celebrations for European football, defining the effect “devastating” and explaining that the “Delta variant will take advantage of it.” “There is no doubt that the desire to celebrate and rejoice was great and in a difficult moment in the country” Italy’s victory at the European football championships “was seen as a liberation and a goal – says Costa – It is clear that we had implemented a whole series of prescriptions that provided for the use of a mask in the event of gatherings outdoors. The virus circulates and the moment is delicate and we cannot allow us to make missteps. But I do not feel like turning caution into fear, we are aware that fortunately the double dose vaccine avoids the serious consequences of the disease even from the Delta variant “.