CHINA – Children aged three years and over will start receiving vaccines against Covid-19 in China , while 76% of the population in the country has now completed the immunization cycle to the new coronavirus. The Beijing authorities are continuing to follow the zero tolerance policy towards Covid and to deal with the latest outbreaks, while the local governments of cities and at least five provinces have in recent days issued warnings on the start of vaccination plans also for children aged 3-11. GREAT BRITAIN – The British government of Boris Johnson is evaluating the introduction of the compulsory double vaccine against Covid for all staff of the National Health Service(Nhs): Health Minister Sajid Javid told the BBC. “A final decision has not been made, but it is something I have in mind”, Javid specified, pointing out how a similar measure exists in “many other countries” of Europe and how doctors and nurses not only have a greater risk of infection. , but are also in contact with particularly vulnerable people. Despite the recent surge in infections in the United Kingdom, Javid and vice versa returned to indicate as unnecessary “at the moment” a restoration of the precautionary restrictions extensively revoked by his government since July 19, neither – in spite of the urges of various experts or of the media rumors – the introduction of plan B: strategy held in reserve by the executive for the time being, compared to the current one of betting only on vaccines to keep hospitalizations and deaths at bay, which would include the return to the obligation of the mask in the most crowded public places, a widespread indication for work from home and the establishment of some Green Vaccination pass also in England. Finally, the minister said he was confident that despite everything, the British could still have “a normal Christmas”.Meanwhile, there is a new, small positive sign in the daily case count in the UK, indicated today at 36,567 (over 3,000 less than yesterday): for the second day in a row below 40,000 after almost two weeks beyond this threshold. . Deaths also fell further, down to 38 against 72 yesterday, but lightened by the usual statistical delay of part of the data relating to the weekend which then tend to weigh down the budget between Tuesday and Thursday. While the total hospital admissions remain stable at the moment (at 8,238, against the peaks of 39,000 in the waves of the past months), thanks to the barrier effect attributed to the double vaccine administered so far in the country to 80% of the population over 12 years .
The government of Boris Johnson, meanwhile, denies for now the rumors about the possible transition to a plan B to curb infections, with the partial restoration of the restrictions on work from home, the introduction of a limited form of vaccination Green Pass and the return of the obligation to wear masks in the most crowded public places (abolished in England with all other major precautions from 19 July and replaced at the moment by a simple recommendation). While he insists on the relaunch of Plan A, that is, the commitment to speed up vaccines again, in particular the third dose for vulnerable people and the over 50s, and to multiply the tests. Not without noting how neighboring Ireland – whose climatic conditions andGERMANY – The debate on anticovid measures is also underway in Germany, in light of the sharp increase in infectionswhich was registered last week, when on Friday a record of 19 thousand infections was touched that had not been touched since May. Even today, the Robert Koch Institut has reported an increase in the weekly incidence on 100,000 inhabitants, which has risen to 110.1. The new infections in the 24 hours are instead 6,573, due to the weekend effect. Health Minister Jens Spahn had said in recent days that he did not want to extend the pandemic state of emergency, making it expire on November 25, but his position was attacked by various politicians, including the SPD. Even today, the spokesman for the Minister of Health stressed in a press conference that the incidence of hospitalization in Germany (out of 100,000 inhabitants over 7 days) remains under 3 patients. However, it was explained by Merkel’s spokesperson,NETHERLANDS – The Dutch government has asked a group of experts for an opinion on the need to reintroduce restrictions in the face of the sharp increase in Covid infection rates. Health Minister Hugo De Jonge announced this, according to the Guardian. “It’s just going too fast. We have to face the fact that the numbers are increasing faster and sooner than expected,” De Jonge said while also issuing a hospital admissions alert. “The government will have to think about extra measures,” added the health director. The Netherlands has one of the fastest growing infection rates in Europe: the weekly moving average of new daily infections has increased in the past two weeks from 13.43 new cases per 100,000 people to 29.27 new cases per 100,000 people on the 24th. October. Almost all amti-Covid restrictions in the country were lifted last month, including social distancing. At the same time, the government imposed the
