Polignano a Mare, Covid in a fruit and vegetable company. “Positive one out of every two swabs”

Bari, September 8, 2020 – Alarm for an outbreak a Polignano a mare, one of the most famous tourist destinations in Puglia. In a’fruit and vegetable company, the Asl Prevention Department of Bari found 78 contagion gives Coronavirus among employees. After the positive worker report, epidemiological surveillance procedures were activated within the company. 159 swabs were made, of which 78 subjects were positive. Practically one in two. “The execution of other swabs is planned, in parallel with the close contact surveillance activity of the positives tested so far,” says ASL Bari.

Coronavirus Italy, the newsletter of September 8

Also in the area, in Mola di Bari and Polignano, some municipal offices They were closed after the game of two positive cases of coronavirus. This was announced by the respective mayors of the municipalities of the province of Bari, Giuseppe Colonna and Domenico Vitto. “We warn citizens – we read on the Facebook page of the Municipality of Mola di Bari – that the municipal offices will be closed on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 for sanitation operations”. Even in Polignano a Mare there is a positivity found in an employee, for this reason “I have arranged – announces Vitto, who is also president of Anci Puglia – the closure of the municipal building for sanitation and all the employees, including myself, are being subjected to serological tests. The results so far are negative. These are moments of apprehension for the whole community, but we cannot lose clarity at such a delicate moment “.

The mayor of Polignano a Mare

“We still don’t know how many of these positives are from Polignano a Mare, but obviously the situation is as delicate as ever.” Domenico Vitto, mayor of the city of Apulia, does not hide his concern. “I just heard from the prefect Bellomo – he writes in a post on Facebook – who, as always, proved to be extremely sensitive and helpful, ASL manager Dr. Domenico Lagravinese and the head of the Civil Protection department Mario Lerario, to agree on the strategies to implement. to better address this situation. “

Then the appeal: “I invite those who are waiting for the tampon results to isolate themselves as a precaution.” Because “It is time to join forces and put aside political disputes for a moment, everyone’s health is at stake.”