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The expert explains that compared to last spring, the situation is different now: the country is prepared and there are therapies capable of curbing the disease. In addition, effective drugs and vaccines such as monoclonal antibodies will soon arrive.
Even if in Italy the numbers related to the trend of the Covid-19 infection raise some concern, the country is not at risk of a second lockdown. This was stated in an interview with Repubblica by Franco Locatelli, president of the Higher Health Council and member of the Scientific Technical Committee (Cts). The expert explained that, compared to last spring, the situation is different now: the country is prepared and there are therapies capable of curbing the disease. In addition, effective drugs and vaccines such as monoclonal antibodies will soon arrive.
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Speaking of the reopening of schools, Locatelli said that for now it does not seem to have had an impact on the number of infections. “A short time has passed since the inauguration and in any case there are rigorous measures and careful ways to guarantee the safety of both those who work there and those who go. I don’t have a crystal ball but, in my opinion, in the end the game played in high schools will have a mostly positive result, “added the CTS member. Locatelli explained then that the numbers in intensive care are increasing: now there are only almost 300 hospitalized, while until a few weeks ago the figure was less than 50. For the expert, this data testifies to the unaltered capacity of the coronavirus to cause serious damage to the body of the infected. “I think that sadly, and I sadly emphasize it, this is the most obvious denial from those who said that the virus has lost the power to induce serious damage in fragile people.”
The invitation to social distancing
Locatelli added that these numbers also indicate that the epidemiology of the coronavirus has changed. If during the critical phase the problem was concentrated in northern Italy, in the months after the closure there was a relaxation of security measures, which favored circulation between the Central and Southern Regions. “As long as there is no vaccine, we have to live with the coronavirus, behaving in the most responsible and prudent way, “Locatelli stressed. For the expert, it is essential to remember the importance of social distancing, the use of masks, hand washing and, above all, the need to avoid crowds Focusing on the choice of some Regions to introduce the use of masks also outdoors, Locatelli explained that wearing them also outside the domestic environment could help contain the spread of the virus.
