EUROPE: Managing the pandemic – what we are watching

EUROPE Managing the Pandemic BY ANTONIO BARROSO, ANDRIUS TURSA, CARSTEN NICKEL, LUIS CORNAGO July 03, 2021 Fill in some text 02 What we are watching...

Managing the Pandemic France The Delta variant is spreading rapidly, representing 20% of all new cases (vs. 10% last week).

Managing the Pandemic France The government is concerned about the slower pace of first-dose vaccinations and a recent drop in appointments.

Managing the Pandemic Spain Daily cases remain around 3,500, and the Delta variant accounts for around 3-4% of new infections, although the figure is close to 15% in some regions.

Managing the Pandemic Spain The government will require UK tourists to show a negative PCR or proof of full immunization to enter the country from 2 July. However, travel quarantines remain unlikely.

Managing the Pandemic Spain Younger cohorts now account for most new cases, leading some regions to speed up vaccination of the 30-39s and start immunizing the over-20s.

Managing the Pandemic Spain The government has reached an agreement on pension reform with trade unions and employers.

Managing the Pandemic Italy Italy passed the symbolic mark of 50mn Covid-19 vaccines administered on 28 June, the same day the whole country became a low-risk “white zone,” and rules on wearing masks outdoors were relaxed.

Managing the Pandemic Italy As of 30 June, around 32% of the total population is fully vaccinated.

Managing the Pandemic Italy The move to relax mask-wearing coincides with growing concerns about the Delta variant, which accounted for almost 17% of total Covid-19 cases in the past month,

Managing the Pandemic Italy The crisis within the M5S – the largest group in parliament – is not expected to affect the stability of Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s coalition government.

Managing the Pandemic Germany Concern is rising around the spread of the Delta variant, but the pandemic situation within the country is improving further; the seven-day average of new infections has now fallen to around 500.

Managing the Pandemic Germany Politicians are debating a change of approach regarding vaccinations, with a greater focus on second jabs to improve protection against the Delta variant...

Managing the Pandemic Germany ...however, the institutional capacity to deliver on this quickly might be limited in Germany’s extremely decentralized political and healthcare systems.

Managing the Pandemic Germany Portugal and Russia have been added to the high-risk variant area list

Managing the Pandemic UK The Delta-induced increase in new infections shows no sign of abating and has recently sped up even further; the seven-day average of new cases is now above 17,000.

Managing the Pandemic UK Hospitalizations appear to trail much farther behind new infections in this fourth pandemic wave, which seems to point to vaccine efficacy.

Managing the Pandemic Greece Greece still has a low prevalence of the Delta variant, with just 29 cases recorded to date, 19 of which were in Crete and five in the Athens region.

Managing the Pandemic Greece As of 30 June, around 36% of the total population has been fully vaccinated.

Managing the Pandemic Greece The initial target of reaching around 50% of the 2019 tourism revenue level looks increasingly unrealistic.

Managing the Pandemic Greece Experts have said they expect it to account for up to 90% of infections by the end of August due to its higher transmissibility.