Delta variant pushes infections, new restrictions hypothesis?

The Delta variant pushes infections and there is a possibility of returning to slightly more severe measures against covid. According to the latest coronavirus data, the positivity rate in Italy is slightly rising (1.2%): 888 cases were detected on 73,571 swabs, compared to 480 on the previous Monday. Thirteen deaths. Ordinary hospitalizations rose slightly (+15), rising to 1,149. 158 people are hospitalized in intensive care (-3), with 4 admissions per day. “For now we do not need a return to the yellow areas”, however, reassured Undersecretary Sileri. The resumption of infections does not spare France, which has decided to extend the Green health pass to restaurants, shopping centers and transport and introduce the vaccination obligation for health personnel. A decision that finds the approval of Commissioner Figliuolo. Read also YELLOW ZONE For now, the message is clear from the government. “At the moment I do not see, with the current numbers, the need for a return of some Regions in the yellow zone. To date there is no such risk but let’s see what happens in the coming weeks”, said the Undersecretary of Health Pierpaolo Sileri, guest of ’24 Mattina ‘on Radio24. “We have low numbers and I don’t see any restrictions coming back at the moment,” he added. “As of today, data show that Italy remains white”, said the Undersecretary of Health Andrea Costa, guest of ‘Newsroom Italia’ on RaiNews24. “Today we must observe not so much the infections, but the hospitalizations. The wish and the hope is that Italy will remain blank, but it is necessary to evaluate the data daily and weekly”, he stressed. FRANCE France announces new measures against the Delta variant of Covid. From 21 July you will need a pass to enter restaurants, cinemas or theaters. “In all events or places where more than 50 people are gathered”, explains French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking of the obligation to show the document certifying vaccination or negativity with respect to the Coronavirus for all French citizens over 12 years of age. . CHILD Pass for restaurants and transport as in France? “I agree with Macron that vaccination is one of the keys to returning to normalcy” said the special commissioner for the Covid emergency general Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, guest last night of Tg2 Post on RaiDue. “To convince the last diehards using the green pass for this type of event could be a good solution. It could also be a boost for vaccination. ” WHO The Delta variant of Covid also runs in countries “in places with high vaccination coverage”. This is what the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, during the usual press conference to take stock of the Coronavirus epidemic. In these countries, the Sars-CoV-2 mutant “is spreading rapidly, mainly infecting unprotected and vulnerable people and constantly exerting pressure on health systems”. In countries with low vaccination coverage, “the situation is particularly serious. Delta and other highly transmissible variants are driving catastrophic waves of Covid, which are resulting in a high number of hospitalizations and deaths”.