The outbreak triggered by a group of pilgrims returned to Sardinia after a trip to Medjugorje is growing. One hundred infected people so far. Five (almost all unvaccinated, including a no vax doctor) are hospitalized in the infectious disease department of the Aou di Sassari and, among these, two with severe respiratory failure.
In total 114 cases of contagion detected yesterday in Sardinia, 77 of which between Sassari and Olbia.
The Delta Plus variant is on the island for the first time, apparently more contagious than its older sister and so far never identified in our region. In short, the pilgrims could have brought home even the most advanced version of the virus.
An answer will arrive on Monday from the outcome of the sequencing, the examination of the genome of the virus that is done in the microbiology laboratory of Aou in Sassari. Meanwhile, the director Salvatore Rubino explains, "the number of infected is progressively increasing and in the next few days we expect other cases". It is true, the professor underlines, that "the central nucleus of the outbreak was immediately blocked, but each of the pilgrims returned home and infected their families, so the number of infections is destined to increase".
THE DEALERS - In short, Christmas holidays are just around the corner with the fourth wave nightmare.
“We cannot afford the luxury of being restricted right now. The solution? One: vaccination obligation, so we finally stop that because of the fault of a few everyone pays ”, the trade associations agree.
"It is essential that we vaccinate. If in our country the increase in positives is not recorded in such a dramatic way, it is only thanks to a high percentage of immunizations - underlines Nando Faedda, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari-Oristano and number uno di Confcommercio Sardegna - It goes without saying that I am absolutely in favor of the obligation for everyone even the third dose. All the more so now, with the approach of the Christmas period: we cannot really afford the luxury of putting at risk first of all the health of all and then the business of the traders ".
(Unioneonline)
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