Coronavirus injuries are back on the rise. Is there any cause for concern?

It is unclear whether we are facing a new wave of Corona virus around the world, despite the growing number of infected people in several countries, especially in Europe.

In Great Britain, data show for the fourth consecutive week an increase in the number of people infected with the Corona virus, as reported by the network “Sky News”. Last week, the country recorded 1.7 million positive results for the “Covid-19” disease caused by the Corona virus, compared to 1.3 million infections in the previous week. This is the largest overall increase since late July, but the number remains below the 3.8 million weekly infection figure at the height of the Corona outbreak earlier that month.

With the exception of Scotland, where there is no clear increase in infections, the pattern of infections in the rest of the UK is similar.

What is worrying is that the infection is increasing fastest among the older age group, and therefore the most vulnerable to the virus.

Vaccination is essential

Although 94% of seniors over the age of 80 in England were vaccinated with at least three doses, those over the age of 50 in the country were advised to book an appointment for a booster dose starting today.

Commenting on the figures, Mary Ramsey, head of vaccination at the UK’s Health Safety Agency, said: “I think it’s predictable.” And she continued: “This is the first year that people mix naturally, and so I expect there will be more outbreaks of infection.”

But the different thing, according to the British official, is that people, especially the elderly, who have been well vaccinated, have been vaccinated, and this will protect against serious infections caused by the disease.

Infections are increasing in Europe

The World Health Organization and the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention have previously said that another wave of Covid-19 infections may have started spreading across Europe after cases have rebounded across the region .

“It is true that we are not where we were a year ago, but it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over,” the two organizations said in a joint statement.

It depends on the type of mutator

In the United States, National Public Radio has warned of the first signs of a new wave of epidemic that will coincide – if it occurs – with the onset of winter.

Although infections are currently on a slight decline in the United States, but as the climate gets colder and people start spending more time inside the walls, where the virus spreads more easily, the risks of its resurgence increase.

This warning came despite US President Joe Biden announcing last September that the Corona pandemic was over in his country.

Experts in the United States say that unless a radically different new mutation appears, the next wave will likely not be like previous waves over the past two years in terms of the severity of injuries and deaths.