Rome: Looking to fight the increased threat of Delta Coronavirus variant, more and more European countries raise their defenses and try to suppress more people to be vaccinated to remain safe.
Italy on Thursday follow in the footsteps of France, announcing that evidence of vaccination or immunity will soon be mandatory for various activities, including indoor eating places and entering places such as fitness centers, swimming pools, museums and cinemas.
Greece made a mandatory vaccination certificate for anyone who was allowed to the restaurant and indoor bar from last week, while dozens of Portuguese introduced the weekend sidewalk for dinner in early July.
“Delta variants are even more threats than other variants,” said Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi told reporters, maintaining his decision to make what Green Pass is obliged to participate in many public life.
“Green pass is not arbitrary, but the conditions needed not to turn off the economy.
Without vaccination, everything must close again,” Draghi said.
The daily number of new Koronavirus infection recorded in Italy has doubled during the past week, hit 5,057 on Thursday, while in the neighboring France, everyday cases have skyrocketed to almost 22,000 from 10,908 on July 16.
Unlike in Covid waves, and previous hospitalization did not develop in Lockstep with increasing cases, thanks to mass vaccination since the beginning of the year.
But with under 54% of adults fully inoculated in the European Union, the government was afraid there would still be tens of thousands of victims unless they accelerate vaccination.
Within a week after French President Emmanuel Macron 12 July announcements passed health supported, a record of 3.7 million French citizens register for vaccination, according to the DOCTOLIB HEALTH website.
Regional governor in Italy said there was pickup marked in reservations after Draghi spoke on Thursday night.
“I think the Prime Minister has achieved what he wants to achieve,” said Giovanni Toti, head of the Northwest Liguria region.
Other European countries’ facing resistance also slowly tighten the screw, to a greater or smaller level.
Hungary on Friday made mandatory vaccination for health care workers as part of its efforts to load a pandemic, while Malta this month became the first country in the European Union to ban every visitor over the age of 12 years into.
After initially overriding a health passport for domestic use, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that England nightclubs and other places with a large crowd would need full vaccination evidence from the end of September.
Germany, which has one of the lowest per capita mortality rates on the continent, has rejected mandatory vaccination, saying this will damage public trust in inoculation campaigns.
On the contrary, the biggest economy of Europe seeks to persuade skepticists and doubtfully by making it as easy as possible to get Jab, for example by offering a free shot of appointments in vaccination centers and sending cellular teams to rural areas.
Adopting a harder attitude does not always go smoothly.
Although Russia was in the grip of the third wave and registered hundreds of deaths every day, Moscow this week had to drop her prohibition on people who entered the cafes, restaurants and bars without graduating health after the owner turned off the business.
Meanwhile, anger over the new Covid rules in France has triggered national protests, with 100,000 people who were taken to the streets last weekend, accused the government of excessive.
“I’m not here because I’m against the vaccine.
I’m here to maintain our freedom.
We can’t be forced to vaccinate,” Mohamed Boukifa, a 40-year-old baker, told Reuters in mid-week.
Demonstration in Paris.
There are few signs of such anger in Italy, which is the first country in the west to be slammed by a pandemic and has so far registered nearly 128,000 deaths – second highest calculation in Europe after England.
“I am a green pen extremist,” said Roma Resident Alberto Gaudino.
“It is very important for the quality of our lives, to work, for health, to overcome this situation.
It’s stupid, just stupid, to oppose …
The Green Pass.”