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The numbers are rising again. But unfortunately not a good one: Leading the way: Great Britain, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus.
In May and June, however, the figures had been falling, grumbling away at low levels. Relaxations came into force, and people again flocked to bars, nightclubs, museums and stadiums. People were allowed to meet again, they could travel. But at the same time, delta spread – a much more contagious variant.
Now the numbers are rising again. In part by leaps and bounds, as in Great Britain. The European soccer championship with 60,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium probably didn’t help here. In Spain, high school graduates made sure the virus was well distributed: in mid-June, they partied in the Palma de Mallorca bullring at the first reggaeton concert since – well, since what felt like an eternity. Result: more than 1800 cases.
Portugal responded to rising numbers with new curfews in June: more than 1600 new infections in 24 hours.
In Cyprus, the number of infections has recently risen more than anywhere else in the EU: the government there attributes this to young people celebrating. Almost all the rules had already been lifted – now some have been reintroduced.
What we can do to prevent Delta
Although the increase is not the same everywhere, it is “a pan-European trend,” says vaccination expert Herwig Kollaritsch. According to the forecasting consortium, delta is likely to be more than 90 percent dominant here in July – as in Great Britain. Austria can watch what comes: “Great Britain is about two months ahead of us,” explains molecular biologist Ulrich Elling.
What to do about it?
The best protection is vaccination – and full vaccination at that, experts and politicians alike appeal in this country. The extent to which we are affected by the next wave “depends on the vaccination coverage rate,” says virologist Monika Redlberger-Fritz.
Other countries are showing that, too: In Cyprus, for example, 90 percent of those now ill were not vaccinated or not yet fully vaccinated.
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