Covid, from Russia to Gb contagion risk: specter lockdown is back

While in Italy the debate on the compulsory Covid Green pass in the workplace is still heated, in Europe and in the world they are worried about the increase in infections and deaths. From Russia to Great Britain it is in fact a record of daily cases, with the specter of new restrictions and lockdowns around the corner. In an attempt to stem the contagion, it was Putin who approved a ‘mini lockdown’ in the last few hours. And if Britain ‘resists’ new closures despite the very high number of cases, in Romania there is a death from Covid every 5 minutes while in Germany the incidence continues to grow and in France, after a period of decline, the epidemic has stabilized. Read also IN RUSSIA, MINI LOCKDOWN AND STOP TO WORK FOR 7 DAYS The Russian president yesterday gave his approval to a mini lockdown proposed by the Moscow government which provides for abstention from work from 30 October to 7 November to try to stop the spread of covid cases. “The main objective is to protect the life and health of our citizens,” Putin said during a televised speech, urging Russian citizens to “show responsibility, please”. The increase in cases is “unfortunately” linked to the low vaccination rates in the country, the Russian president continued, urging the population to get vaccinated. Only yesterday Russia recorded 1,028 deaths and 34,073 new infections. In total there were 226,353 deaths, the highest number of deaths in the European continent.GB 100,000 INFECTIONS A DAY IN WINTER AT RISK In the meantime, Great Britain risks finding itself with 100,000 covid infections a day, with the imminent winter being “the most great threat “. This was the alarm raised by the British Health Minister Sajid Javid during a press conference, during which he stressed that the national health service is operating in an “excellent” way. In the United Kingdom, hospitalizations due to Covid are about a thousand a day, but “fortunately” the number of victims remains “low”, about a hundred a day, he said, recalling that “we have always known that the winter months pose the biggest threat to the road to recovery “. Winter provides “perfect conditions” not only for Covid, but for viruses in general, “we are beginning to see the impact”. “The virus will remain with us for a long time and remains a threat”, he stressed. Only yesterday in the country there were 49,139 new cases and 179 deaths from complications related to the infection. The local health authorities have made it known. The latest figures show that cases have increased by 17.2 percent in one week, while deaths have increased by 21.1 percent, again in one week. , there is a risk of “a deep crisis” in the next 3 months. Hence the request to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to enact anti-Covid restrictions as soon as possible before the situation worsens. But for now the government has no intention of doing so. “We believe that it is not the time to move to plan B”, said the Minister of Industry Kwasi Kwarteng, interviewed on the subject by the ‘BBC’. As a spokesman for Downing Street explained, who confirmed the exclusion of imposing a new complete lockdown to contain the spread of the virus.IN ROMANIA ONE DEATH EVERY 5 MINUTES FOR COVID One death every five minutes. It happens in Romania due to the coronavirus, as local media report, while the number of infections and deaths has recorded a new record since the outbreak of the pandemic. Local authorities speak of 423 deaths since Tuesday, 390 of which were not vaccinated. Among the victims also a sixteen year old positive for Covid-19, 232 men and 191 women. On the other hand, there are 17,158 new infections, of which 266 are from reinfected patients. To date, 43,039 people who have been diagnosed with the infection have died.
INCIDENCE IN GERMANY GROWS Meanwhile coronavirus infections in Germany are growing. Yesterday there were 17,015 new infections, up from 11,903 a week ago. The 7-day incidence, the preferred indicator in the country, rose to 80.4 per 100,000 residents, compared to 75.1 on Tuesday and 65.4 a week ago. after a period of decline in infections. Yesterday’s new cases would in fact be in line with those of Tuesday: 6,036 new infections registered and 21 deaths. Santé France announces this, adding that the people currently hospitalized are 6,465. There are 1,026 patients in intensive care.