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Although Spain or France are affected by the second wave of corona, the number of infections in Italy remains low. The country has one of the most victims. On the Italian lessons of spring.
Johannes Reichart, ARD-Studio Roma
Lore Dana hands her customer three loaves of bread and a slice of pizza on the counter. The employee of the bakery “il vostro pane quotidiano” in Rome is pleased to welcome customers back to the shop. “The lockdown has been difficult, we are still looking for the way back to normality. As for all retailers, it has been a very difficult year for us.”
The spring lockout hit the bakery hard. They only made 30 percent of the usual billing. The business is starting slowly again, also thanks to the low number of infections in Italy. The day before yesterday there were 1,392 new infected people, and the days before the number of new positive tests for Corona remained constant below 2000; Unlike Spain, France and Britain, Italy appears to have been spared a second wave so far.
This is a good advance for the salesperson. “We have learned our lesson as a country. Perhaps also because we were deeply moved by the high number of deaths. Now we are acting more proactively, also because we were the first to be affected, now we have found useful measures.”
From the trauma of the first corona wave
Italy still ranks second among corona deaths in Europe: 34,000 Italians were victims of the virus. Only in Britain were there more. The trauma of the first corona wave appears to have had an effect: Most Italians adhere to the mask requirement in stores, buses, and trains. Even at the service in St. Peter’s Basilica, the faithful celebrate with a mask over their nose and mouth. Companies are required to take the temperature of their employees every day. The fever gun is even used in fashion stores and cafes. There are only kisses to greet the best friends. Italians seem to have accepted the restrictions. Large demonstrations by the crown against the measures, so far none. Many are satisfied with the status quo.
At the same time, there is the fear of the second wave. “The discipline of the people is much greater now,” reports one on the street. “The fear is always there, but as long as the numbers stay low, it works.”
Discipline, test culture and a summer at home
There are daily corona updates on the television news with the number of newly infected people. There are several reasons why the country is currently doing well, says Professor Roberto Cauda, director of the Institute for Infectious Diseases at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome: “The elderly have understood why precautionary measures are so important. And: there were in the spring without test culture. Currently there are more than 100,000 tests per day in Italy. This leads to the finding of asymptomatic cases, which, as we know, are largely responsible for the transmission of the virus. ”
In addition, according to the epidemiologist, many Italians stayed in the country last summer. Transmission by returning travelers and tourists was limited. If the number of infected people increases again, according to the researcher, so many people in Italy would not die again from Covid-19. “We know that corticosteroids reduce mortality. Information that we did not have in spring or spring.”
Many in the country hope that the worst is over. Lore Dana also fears a possible second blockage. In front of her bakery she has put up a large sign with the instruction to wear the mask over the nose and mouth. Underneath it is written in chalk: “If you think you want to do it differently, you can go elsewhere.”
