Digitale & Lifestyle Coronavirus: il lockdown in Europa ha salvato 3 milioni di vite

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25.6.2020 - 16:08

These photos show Central London as it's never seen before, and may not be seen again in our lifetime.

Photographer Wayne Howes has spent the past eight weeks scouring the city capturing a desolate London due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the picture series, which Howes is hoping to turn into a book as a reference for future generations, he has captured the vast emptiness that has become London during the Coronavirus outbreak.

"The collection of images has an eerie, almost post-apocalyptic feel about them' explains Howes.

'Large historic buildings still obviously dominate the streets of London, but the normal hustle and bustle of London life is conspicuously absent.'

Images show popular tourist hot spots that would usually be bustling in the run up to summer now completely empty.

One photo shows Regent Street, which is usually busy at any time of day, but now at 9am appears abandoned.

"At rush hour on a Monday morning it can take you half an hour to drive down Regent Street, it took me 30 seconds!' says Howes.

A day where the gates of Buckingham Palace aren't lined with tourists and Royal fans taking photos is extremely rare, but Howes has captured the palace standing completely alone without a person in sight.

Howes has set up a Kickstarter to fund his hope of creating a book to document this period in time for future generations - what a thriving capital city can look like when placed in lockdown, a million miles away from it's usual self.

London in Lockdown can be supported on Kickstarter via http://kck.st/3fenbT8

Featuring: Piccadilly Circus
Where: London, United Kingdom
When: 28 Apr 2020
Credit: Wayne Howes/Cover Images

**EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH WAYNE HOWES.** — These photos show Central London as it's never seen before, and may not be seen again in our lifetime. Photographer Wayne Howes has spent the past eight weeks scouring the city capturing a desolate London due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the picture series, which Howes is hoping to turn into a book as a reference for future generations, he has captured the vast emptiness that has become London during the Coronavirus outbreak. "The collection of images has an eerie, almost post-apocalyptic feel about them' explains Howes. 'Large historic buildings still obviously dominate the streets of London, but the normal hustle and bustle of London life is conspicuously absent.' Images show popular tourist hot spots that would usually be bustling in the run up to summer now completely empty. One photo shows Regent Street, which is usually busy at any time of day, but now at 9am appears abandoned. "At rush hour on a Monday morning it can take you half an hour to drive down Regent Street, it took me 30 seconds!' says Howes. A day where the gates of Buckingham Palace aren't lined with tourists and Royal fans taking photos is extremely rare, but Howes has captured the palace standing completely alone without a person in sight. Howes has set up a Kickstarter to fund his hope of creating a book to document this period in time for future generations - what a thriving capital city can look like when placed in lockdown, a million miles away from it's usual self. London in Lockdown can be supported on Kickstarter via http://kck.st/3fenbT8 Featuring: Piccadilly Circus Where: London, United Kingdom When: 28 Apr 2020 Credit: Wayne Howes/Cover Images **EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH WAYNE HOWES.**
Source: Wayne Howes/Cover Images

Si calcola che lo stato di allarme nelle nostre nazioni abbia evitato numerosi ulteriori decessi dovuti al Covid-19.

Il lockdown in Europa ha salvato più di 3 milioni di vite umane, secondo i ricercatori dell’università di Londra Imperial College London, nel Regno Unito. Le restrizioni dei Governi europei, imposte tra la fine di febbraio, marzo e aprile 2020, hanno avuto un effetto significativo sulla diffusione e sul contagio del coronavirus, che in totale ha causato oltre 440mila morti, su circa 8.5 milioni di casi confermati.

Il team ha analizzato i dati relativi ai decessi per coronavirus avvenuti in 11 nazioni europee, tra cui il Regno Unito, l’Italia, la Francia, la Spagna e la Germania, in linea con i dati riguardanti alla trasmissione del virus a ritroso del mese di maggio fino all’inizio della pandemia, a marzo: si calcola che il lockdown abbia ridotto il numero di individui contagiati dell’81%, mentre il tasso di riproduzione del virus è calato dal 3.8 allo 0.63.

In totale, circa 3.2 milioni di individui sarebbero morti entro il 4 di maggio se queste misure di sicurezza – come la chiusura delle scuole, dei negozi, e dei luoghi di lavoro – non fossero state messe in atto. Ma i ricercatori avvertono: dobbiamo continuare ad agire con assoluta cautela.

«Le nostre ricerche indicano che siamo ancora molto lontani dall’immunità collettiva», dice professor Alex Gandy, co-autore dello studio. «Dobbiamo stare molto attenti… Dobbiamo procedere lentamente, in modo da poter fare un passo indietro se le cose non funzionano».

La ricerca è stata pubblicata nella rivista scientifica Nature.

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