{"id":17640,"date":"2021-07-19T11:54:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T09:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=17640"},"modified":"2021-07-19T11:54:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T09:54:10","slug":"pm-rama-calls-on-citizens-to-beware-of-the-highly-infectious-delta-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/pm-rama-calls-on-citizens-to-beware-of-the-highly-infectious-delta-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Rama calls on citizens to beware of the highly infectious Delta variant \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While paying a visit to the site, where the first day of open vaccinations is taking place at the health center of Dimal, PM Edi Rama has called on citizens to get the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new strand [Delta] is an aggressive variant. It spreads quickly and it\u2019s dangerous, when it infects those that haven\u2019t been vaccinated. Vaccination doesn\u2019t make an individual 100% untouchable to the virus, but it makes the virus much weaker,\u201d \u2013 stated Rama, while assessing the way his government managed the pandemic as effective.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister also touched on the benefits of vaccination, saying that those who get the vaccine have a much easier time facing the COVID-19 virus, without hospital admissions or other health complications.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the Ministry of Health show that on a national scale, there are currently 156 active cases that have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, whereas the number of victims from the virus has dropped significantly compared to previous months. The Ministry of Health has reported a total of 2.456 victims from COVID-19 in Albania, since the beginning of the pandemic in our country.<\/p>\n<p>Albania has administered over 1 million vaccines, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccination will be open for all citizens interested to get a vaccine for the rest of the week, &#8211; part of a government initiative to promote protection against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/18\/rise-in-confirmed-daily-cases-authorities-appeal-for-heightened-vigilance\/\">Rise in confirmed daily cases, authorities appeal for heightened vigilance \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/16\/albania-to-rollout-covid-19-immunization-campaign-on-entire-adult-population\/\">Albania to rollout COVID-19 immunization campaign on entire adult population<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/16\/experts-notice-slight-rise-in-daily-cases-but-no-deaths-linked-to-covid-19\/\">Experts notice slight rise in daily cases, but no deaths linked to COVID-19<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While paying a visit to the site, where the first day of open vaccinations is taking place at the health center of Dimal, PM Edi Rama has called on citizens to get the vaccine. \u201cThe new strand [Delta] is an aggressive variant. 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