Contagions at school are in the measure of zero point

Contagions within schools are zero. Minister Lucía Azzolina gave the measure of the penetration in the school world of the spread of the Coronavirus.

In an interview with the newspaper La Stampa on newsstands today, he said: “We have millions of students and thousands of institutes,” said the head of the Ministry of Education, postponing the first real balance to mid-October, because “our data with those of the ASL “. According to the ministry, which is monitoring the situation, “infections are very low.”

Azzolina tries to clear up the doubt that the school could be one of the places accused of spreading the virus. The problem, in her opinion, is not within schools, but outside of them and for this reason she urges children to respect the rules even when they are outside the school environment.

Although it gets worse with the growing number of infected, the minister assures that schools are already prepared for distance education, despite the fact that we have worked throughout the summer to avoid the scenario of the closure of buildings. “We are the only ones in Europe – said Azzolina – to distribute gels and masks in schools.”

In any case, the municipalities or local health authorities will decree the possible closure of the school – the minister specified, who added: “The important thing is not to proceed without criteria. We have protocols and it is essential that they are respected in a homogeneous way throughout the territory ”.