Will the Delta variant ruin the summer holidays? Over the past days, scientists and government do not hide their concern when it comes to the spread of the Indian variant and the decreasing vaccination campaign. This Sunday July 4, 2021, Olivier Véran warned on Twitter: “The virus has not decreased in five days, it is even increasing again. Because of the Delta variant which is very contagious. The UK example shows a wave is likely from late July. We can limit it and limit the health impact: health guidelines, vaccine, testing/alerting/protecting”, the Minister tweeted this Sunday.
Depuis 5j, le virus ne baisse plus, il réaugmente. À cause du variant delta qui est très contagieux. L'exemple anglais montre qu'une vague est possible dès la fin juillet. Nous pouvons la limiter et en limiter l'impact sanitaire: gestes barrières, vaccin, tester/alerter/protéger
— Olivier Véran (@olivierveran) July 4, 2021
This Monday July 5, Professor Alain Fischer also shared his concerns on France Info. “We need to get organized and vaccinated against the Delta variant, it’s a race against time”. Yesterday already, the President of the Vaccinal Strategy Orientation Board explained “everything plays out in the two weeks to come” to avoid “a fourth wave caused both by the Delta variant, the surge in contacts, when school resumes, and a more virus-likely climate”.
As for Jean-François Delfraissy, he fears a fourth wave in Fall.
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The very spread of the Delta variant has authorities and specialists worried, making them fear a new epidemic surge in the coming weeks. In France, the Delta variant is currently reported in about a third of new cases.
And the situation is specifically preoccupying in Landes where the incidence rate crossed the alert threshold because of this Delta variant. “What happens in Landes will happen in the entire country”, the head of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Health Agency stated this past July 3rd.
Many specialists also look at what happens abroad, and especially in Great Britain where the Delta variant is now dominating, causing a rise in new Covid-19 case numbers. It also happens in Russia and Portugal where authorities decided to implement another nighttime curfew in several cities including Lisbon and Porto.
Faced with the situation, the World Health Organization (WHO) also warned against a new wave caused by the Delta variant.
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