Is Italy headed for the coronavirus blockade?

While daily cases of coronavirus in Italy continue to surpass the 10,000 mark, the unwanted prospect of some other blockage may be for some regions. The northern region of Lombardy is already leaning towards the blockade with a touch of night remains, while the southern region of Campania has closed schools until the end of the month. Other regions are also considering strengthening restrictions.

Last week, COVID-19 cases in Italy reached the highest levels since the start of the coronavirus emergency in the country. October 18 marked a record number of coronavirus cases, with 11,705 new infections, which led Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to introduce new, tougher restrictions on Sunday night.

However, the most recent measures appear to be taking a “soft” technique that adheres to the recommendations of medical experts and clinical experts. In response, some regions have called for stricter restrictions to prevent the spread of the virus.

Lombardy, home to the Italian monetary capital Milan, has been the region hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. It has noticed around 130,000 of the more than 434,000 cases of coronavirus recorded in Italy since the virus outbreak in February and accounts for more than 17,000 of the country’s 36,705 deaths.

The regional government has had its requests for new local restrictions accepted Measures will see a curfew imposed from 11 p. m. at five o’clock in the morning and calls for the closure of major grocery shopping malls on weekends. The form of “self-certification” that was mandatory, the spring close will go back and will have to be used to provide evidence of a valid explanation of why leave the space after curfew The measures will enter into force on 22 October.

The northern region of Piedmont is expected to stay in Lombardy with weekend closures from shopping malls and grocery stores.

Campania also departs from national politics. The region experienced a relatively small number of cases of the first wave of COVID-19 in Italy, but has recently noticed an increase in infections. On October 16, the regional government announced that all schools would close until the end of the month. The closure of schools was discouraged by the Italian government and the resolution of the Campania government was criticized through the Italian Minister of Education, Lucia Azzolina, as “extremely serious, deeply erroneous and inappropriate”.

Since then, dominance has reopened kindergartens after protests from the city’s parents and mayors. However, all other schools were invited to use distance learning as continued in the spring.

It is also reported that the Ligurian region is final schools. High schools are expected to start with 50% distance education.

The governor of the Campania region, Vincenzo De Luca, who has a good fortune on social media with his speeches open to citizens, has also taken steps to restrict Halloween meetings. De Luca called the festival “American stupidity” and a “monument to imbecility. “and imposed a 10 p. m. curfew on October 31.

Local reports also recommend that the governor is seeking approval of a curfew at night from October 23 to a similar extent in Lombardy. In addition, De Luca has limited between the provinces of the region, unless it is by work, school, fitness or other mandatory requirement. have reasons to be indicated on a self-certification form.

The mayor of Naples, the capital of Campania, Luigi de Magistris, called the virus “uncontrollable” in the region. In statements to the state broadcaster RAI, he said, “We have 15 beds of extensive care left. “

The Italian government’s “soft” technique to the restrictions of the moment hopes to avoid putting more pressure on the country’s already suffering economy. Lombardy’s regional president, Attilio Fontana, told La Repubblica newspaper that his curfew was “an appropriate and symbolically vital initiative that did not have, namely serious economic consequences. “

However, Italian coronavirus advisor Professor Walter Ricciardi recommended another approach: in a television show, Ricciardi recommended rapid selective closures in cities such as Milan and Naples, than in entire regions. “If we delay, we will see an exponential accumulation, in some cases in the coming weeks, especially in some parts of the country, and then we will have to make very difficult decisions later, but then it will take much longer,” he said.

Ricciardi also said the technique would avoid the option of a Christmas blockade, which fitness experts have warned is possibly inevitable. Andrea Crisanti, a virologist at the University of Padua and an expert on coronavirus, warned last week that a Christmas lock-up “in the order of things. “Speaking on a news program, he said he can also simply “reduce the transmission of the virus and bring touch tracking to life. “

I’ve been writing about my country since I moved here five years ago after I graduated.

I’ve been writing about my country since I moved here five years ago after graduating from Cambridge University with a degree in art history.

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