In Puglia, the English variant is now present in almost 93% of cases: "The data reported in the ISS technical report show that, in the Puglia Region, with reference to the survey conducted on March 16, 2021, a prevalence of the lineage B variant can be estimated .1.1.7 (English) equal to 92.9% of the samples examined, the second highest among all the regions after Valle d'Aosta ".
The data is reported in a technical report attached to the ordinance with which, last night, the Apulian governor, Michele Emiliano, granted the possibility to families to ask for Dad for their children.
Last March in Puglia 589 Covid-19 infections were detected among children from 0 to 2 years, with an increase from the first to the last week of the month equal to 32%: this is what is highlighted in a technical report attached to the ordinance with which, last night, the Apulian governor, Michele Emiliano, granted the possibility to families to ask for Dad for their children. Compared to the first and second waves, therefore, there has been a strong increase in the number of infected children among younger children, according to experts the cause is to be found in the greater contagiousness of the English variant.
