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It is the challenge of the Covid challenge: reopen schools. While other Regions are considering the postponement, also concerned about the appointment with the referendum, Piedmont intends to meet the September 14 deadline. “But not at all costs,” said Alberto Cirio, who spoke at the inauguration of the new Arpa Piemonte Molecular Biology Center in La Loggia.
There are national guidelines, and there are a series of measures that Piedmont, to ensure greater protection, is oriented to implement. The meeting convened yesterday afternoon in the Region with all the actors involved – from councilors to managers, from the prefect to the director from the school office to the associations of local authorities, it served to take stock of an issue destined to be increasingly central.
The fact that today the epidemic in Piedmont is substantially under control: yesterday registered one death and 66 new infections, without increased pressure on intensive care (7 cases, unchanged compared to Tuesday) and non-intensive care (90, minus 2 compared to Tuesday) – does not detract from the unknown represented by the evolution in the coming months.
Hence the development of a “Piedmont model” to complement the measures provided by the government. Starting by measuring the temperature of the students, for example. For now, national guidelines leave it up to families. According to Cirio, who relaunches the request to the ministry, it should also be done in schools. With this in mind, if things do not change, it is likely that an ordinance will arrive that allows families to certify on the detection and at the same time random checks of the students to know the pulse of the situation in real time. Resolution in line with the concerns that are emerging in the teaching staff, convinced of the need for greater control. In any case, the Region will allocate resources to schools for the purchase of thermo-scanners: half a million euros to equip the 542 school autonomies, which are headed by 3,200 complexes.
Another front, always on the perimeter of the school, is that of swabs for students, which according to the governor should be able to take advantage of a preferential lane; that is, direct access, without reservation. With this in mind, the focus is on the twenty stations that already exist to monitor travelers returning from abroad, with reference to the highest risk countries. One front, the latter, that questions the Dirmei, the new Department of Emergencies and Infectious Diseases of the ASL in Turin led by Dr. Carlo Picco, which has become the new cornerstone of the regional strategy to keep the Covid emergency: as a whole the line. Ongoing situation, with related controversies. “Enough blaming the government – protests Marco Grimaldi, leader of Luv -. The good management of the next school year will also depend on the regional options and organization “.
