Europeans, Galli: “In 10 days we will see the effects of celebrations on infections”

“The joy for the Azzurri’s victory” at the European Football Championships “is shared and shareable, but the fact that screaming at each other in multitudes increases the risk of transmitting the coronavirus infection is an axiom. on the fact that it was mainly young people who celebrated in the square who, in general, have less risk of serious illness. However, the incubation of this infection is quite short and after a week-10 days we will see the effects on the infections ” . Massimo Galli, head of infectious diseases at the Sacco hospital in Milan, said this to Adnkronos Health, commenting on the images of yesterday’s celebrations after Italy’s victory against England. These ‘crowds’ represent “a problem because they facilitate the spread of the infection – he underlines – The virus is walking. The data tell us that the infections, even before last night, were rising a bit, as a result, probably, of the Delta variant. Last week there was already an alert from the Ministry of Health about the increase in reports of cases of the Delta variant in Europe among tourists and fans, from Spain, Portugal, Russia, Finland. We will have an increase in infections . This is certain “, says Galli. “I am reasonably convinced that, thanks to the vaccinations we have already done, more fragile people will not be affected – he specifies – And that, if they become infected, they will not have serious diseases. This is the only comforting thing. There will be some unfortunate cases. of people who have not received an answer with the vaccination, and we cannot ignore it. I would not like Boris Johnson’s opinion about ‘acceptable losses’ to be affirmed.