3-quarters of the regions of Italy will enter a new closure as of today

The European Commission admits that mistakes were made in the Corona vaccination strategy

Italians gather in Milan before the new lockdown.

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The Vice President of the European Commission, France Timmermans, admitted that the European Union has made mistakes in developing a strategy for vaccination against the Corona virus for member states, while three-quarters of Italy's regions will enter a new closure starting today, within the so-called "red zone", until the sixth of next April. .

Timmermans told the German newspaper, "Tagesspiegel", in an interview published yesterday: "Indeed, mistakes have been made when requesting vaccines in Brussels, as well as in member states."

He added, "I am ready to make an assessment at the end of the pandemic, and then we can see what we did wrong and what we did right, but the first thing we will do is ensure that all of Europe gets a vaccine."

It is noteworthy that the European Commission requested the purchase of at least 1.4 billion doses of the four vaccines against the Coronavirus, which were approved in the European Union, which is theoretically more than enough to vaccinate the 450 million inhabitants of the European Union countries, but the Commission She has been criticized for her hesitant stance, and strategic mistakes in ordering vaccines.

The distribution of vaccine doses among member states is seen as unfair by some European Union capitals.

On the other hand, the European authorities intend to launch a health certificate service (green passport), to facilitate movement within the European Union before the summer holidays, according to Thierry Breton, Commissioner of the European Internal Market.

Britton told "Europe 1" radio that the proposal, which will be referred the day after tomorrow, includes information "indicating that the person has been vaccinated against (Covid-19), or that he has recovered, or that he obtained a negative (PCR) test."

The Commissioner pointed out that the certificate "will be digital or paper", to respect the desire of those who "do not want to download it to their smartphones, and this is their right."

He explained that the certificate will be provided with a free code, in the language of each country, translated into English, and valid in all European Union countries.

And in Italy, the Minister of Health, Roberto Speransa, announced yesterday that his country, whose regions will return to closure from today, to stop the outbreak of the Corona virus, is betting on the improvement of the situation in the second half of the spring.

"The application of more stringent measures, and the gradual increase in the number of people who received the vaccine, leads us to believe that the numbers will improve as of the second half of spring," the minister told La Repubblica newspaper.

He added, "The new factor is the mutated versions, especially the British version, which has become very prevalent in our country."

In the new study of the Higher Institute of Health, it represented 54% of cases, but we now expect a much higher number.

He continued: "Each vaccine dose is a step towards exit from the crisis."

As of today, three quarters of the country's regions will be placed in the "red zone", until the sixth of next April.

Last weekend, security forces had to intervene to prevent major gatherings in Rome, Milan and on the coast, while hairdressing salons witnessed great overcrowding, and parks and central shopping streets witnessed a large turnout ahead of the new closure.

In addition, collected data showed that the total number of Coronavirus infections around the world exceeded 119.5 million until yesterday, while the number of vaccines that were administered around the world reached about 355 million doses.

The latest data available on the American Johns Hopkins University website showed that the total number of injuries reached 119 million and 514 thousand cases, and the data also showed that the number of people recovered is close to 67.7 million, while the total deaths reached about two million and 648 thousand cases.

The United States leads the world in terms of the number of injuries, followed by Brazil, India, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Germany, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Iran and South Africa.

The United States also leads the world in terms of the number of deaths, followed by Brazil, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, Italy and France.

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