Municipality of Central Corfu: The COVID-19 epidemic presented a sharp and large outbreak in the second fortnight of June in Corfu.With its announcement, the Municipality of Central Corfu on the outbreak of covid on the island emphasizes the following:
The COVID-19 epidemic presented a sharp and large outbreak in the second fortnight of June in Corfu. This development is registered throughout the country, but it is much more intense in the island country and the tourist areas. Corfu is one of the areas with the greatest outbreak of cases, which exceeded in frequency even the levels recorded in the winter during the peak of the epidemic wave of the Omicron strain.
The new epidemic wave has appeared in many European countries and is due to newer and highly transmissible variants of the Omicron strain (BA.4 and BA.5). The increased mobility of the summer and the great laxity in the application of preventive measures seem to create the conditions for the explosive spread of the new strains.
The new major outbreak follows a period of continuous gradual decline in the epidemic, which began in late winter and lasted until early summer, when the number of cases and hospitalizations had fallen to low levels. High vaccination coverage rates and the large number of people who had been in contact with the virus created significant levels of immunity, which limited the transmission of the virus, and kept hospitalizations and deaths low. However, the prevalence of new variants of the Omicron strain, which are highly contagious and overcome the previous immunity wall, quickly reversed the situation and a new epidemic wave is already in full swing.
It is still too early to understand the characteristics of this new epidemic wave and attempt to predict its evolution. So far, locally, it has been characterized by a sharp and very large increase in cases, which has led to a corresponding sharp increase in hospitalizations. For now, no significant number of serious incidents and deaths have been recorded, but the wide spread of the virus is expected to lead to an increase in the next period.
The wide spread of the virus makes it necessary to protect people who belong to high-risk groups. The third and fourth booster doses significantly enhance the protection of these individuals from severe disease. Even if they do contract the virus, due to its very wide spread and the ability of new variants to overcome immunity, those who have had the booster doses are largely protected from severe disease and usually only get through a mild cold. Very important for the protection of vulnerable groups is also the avoidance of overcrowding, as well as the systematic use of masks in closed spaces, despite the abolition of the obligation in many of them.
The sudden appearance of the new strong epidemic wave reminds us that it is not possible to predict the course of the pandemic. The very high transmissibility of the new variants of the Omicron strain and their ability to infect people who have been vaccinated or sick, as well as the great relaxation of the application of precautionary measures, has led to the unpredictable outbreak recorded in recent weeks. It is thus confirmed that complacency, which prevailed once again, is unfounded.
So far there are no signs of stabilization of the new epidemic wave and its intensity continues to increase. Continuous monitoring of the epidemic remains necessary, and it is critical to return as many citizens as possible to the implementation of preventive measures, as well as to carry out the third and fourth booster doses to those who are over 60 years old or belong to a high-risk group.
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