The latest coronavirus news on Wednesday 13 April
The scenario of the pandemic in Italy is slowly improving, but in view of the autumn, as noted by the director general of Aifa Nicola Magrini, we are considering whether to vaccinate the entire population or only over 50 or over 60 with the fourth dose of a adapted vaccine, already planned for over 80, frail and RSA.
The Xf variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus has been isolated for the first time in our country. According to Franco Locatelli, president of the Superior Council of Health, a phenomenon to pay attention to, but there are no elements of concern.
Covid antivirals will be available to general practitioners and pharmacies.
In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have been fined for violating Covid regulations linked to the so-called Partygate scandal during the lockdown. Johnson said he will pay but he does not intend to resign.
9.50 am – Hope: The mask and remains essential
The pandemic is not fake and there are significant viral circulation numbers, but we must have faith in the science. To date we have 91.44% who have had the first dose of vaccine, and 90% who have completed the first cycle and 39 million have also had the booster. In addition, the second booster for over 80s and the frail is starting these days. Furthermore, the use of masks remains essential. If we are in a different phase thanks to the vaccination campaign. This was stated by the minister of health, Roberto Speranza, at the event “ Public and Private Health: Come Ripartire, organized by RCS Academy, Corriere della Sera
9.34 – Iss, thanks to vaccines 8 million cases and 150 thousand deaths have been avoided
The vaccination campaign in Italy has made it possible to avoid around 8 million cases, over 500,000 hospitalizations, 55,000 hospitalizations in intensive care and around 150,000 deaths. The estimate, which refers to the period between December 27, 2020, the start date of the vaccination campaign, and January 31, 2022, reported in the report SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalizations and deaths associated with COVID-19 directly avoided by vaccination just published by the Istituto Superiore di Sanit. According to the report only in January 2022characterized by the predominance of the highly diffusive Omicron variant, a total of 5.2 million cases of infection (range 4.3 million-6.4 million) and 74 thousand deaths (48 thousand-130 thousand) were avoided.
9.27 am – Shanghai, the cases date back to over 26,000
The cases of Covid-19 in Shanghai returned to rise on Tuesday, exceeding 26,000 from just over 23,000 on Monday: according to data released by the National Health Commission. Shanghai City Council has warned that anyone who violates strict lockdown rules will be prosecuted. The police department, in particular, has called on the bulk of the 26 million stranded residents to fight the epidemic with one heart and work together for victory. Those who violate the provisions will be treated in accordance with the law by the public security organs. If it constitutes a crime, they will be investigated according to the law, a note reads.
9.04 – WHO monitors Omicron 4 and 5: possible immune leak risk
Omicron’s new sisters come under the lens of the World Health Organization. A small number of BA.4 and BA.5 sequences have been detected in some countries, explains WHO in the latest weekly bulletin on the trend of Covid in the world. Both Omicron 4 and Omicron 5 have additional mutations (S: L452R and S: F486V) in the Spike region of Sars-CoV-2, the one the virus uses to lock onto target cells, as well as unique mutations outside of Sars-CoV-2. Spike. And the S: L452R and S: F486V mutations – the report reads – are associated with potential immune escape characteristics. Furthermore, highlights the WHO, the majority of the BA.4 and BA.5 sequences have the so-called deletion 69-70, which is largely not present in the BA.2 sequences and therefore can be useful for surveillance purposes in a context of of which BA.2 dominant. Omicron 2, in fact, now represents 99.2% of the sequences loaded on the Gisaid platform in the last 30 days. The Geneva-based agency is working with scientists to further evaluate the characteristics of these sub-variants and their public health implications.
8.55 am – Scam on Covid supports, Gdf recovers 97% of the maxi fraud
Almost the entire amount of the maxi fraud of 440 million on Covid bonuses and refreshments, illegally pocketed by entrepreneurs and professionals, was recovered and seized by the Rimini Finance Police. This is 97% of the amount of alleged fraud, including real estate, companies, vehicles, financial assets and credits that were blocked by the Financial Police before they were sold. The total of credits seized – and whose sale has been prevented – amounts to approximately 305 million.
8.30 am – Fourth dose for over 50s in autumn: the bivalent vaccine hypothesis
In autumn, when infections could increase, the fourth dose could be extended to over 50s or 60s. Nothing has been decided yet, but several options are being evaluated. One of these proposes the bivalent vaccine, that is, against the variants of Covid and the flu.
5.00 – The USA: employees of the Shanghai consulate leave the city
Concerned for the well-being of American citizens, the United States announced that it had ordered non-essential employees of the Shanghai consulate to leave the Chinese city, which has been in lockdown for weeks due to the Covid zero policy. The first invitation to leave Shanghai on April 8, but in a recent note there is no longer just an invitation. There are concerns about the safety and well-being of American citizens, State Department spokesman Ned Price explained. This created tension between Washington and Beijing, as well as that resulting from the war in Ukraine.
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