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COVID-19. Sappada is at risk Red zone as a consequence of the advance of the coronavirus epidemic with the maxi outbreak that hit the mountains between Veneto and Friuli, with an epicenter in Comelico, in the province of Belluno, and in Pusteria, in the province of Bolzano.
Sappada red zone?
This afternoon, Saturday October 17, the hypothesis of the total closure of the municipal territory of Sappada was discussed in a one-hour river meeting, in a videoconference of the working group on the emergency of the Coronavirus formed by the regional administration of the Fvg to which, Among others, with the deputy governor and health councilor Riccardo Riccardi also attended the prefect of Udine, Angelo Ciuni, and the mayor of Sappada Manuel Piller Hoffer, who immediately after lunch had informed his fellow citizens through social networks of ” a objective worsening of the situation, with new infections and an increase in hospital admissions».
From September 3 to today, 53 cases of Covid-19 have been registered in a population of 1,315
population. Considering the weekly incidence of virus transmission, a progressive increase was detected: from 0.23 percent to 0.76 percent (the last week is not considered because it is ongoing).
Epidemiological analysis identified 10 outbreaks, of which 6 with intrafamilial transmission and 4 with intraprofessional transmission.
The orientation was to close the town of Sappada now for a couple of weeks, aware of the inconveniences that the decision would have entailed even only for the connections between Carnia and Cadore, but in the end it was decided to postpone it until Sunday, October 18. The final decision.
«The data and the progress of the infection from September to today were evaluated and various solutions were analyzed to contain the spread of the virus – Sappada Mayor Manuel Piller Hoffer said at the end – So it was decided to update the meeting, awaiting the results of the recent swabs and, on the other hand, the possible measures of the national government».
Save the winter season
“It is better to close, as a precaution, the Sappada area today than to risk compromising the resort’s winter season” was one of the reasons adopted for the measure. On Thursday, October 15, there were sixteen positive people in Sappada and fifteen in preventive isolation.
The maxi outbreak that broke out in Comelico has been active since the end of September, so much so that the obligation to wear outdoor masks had already started on September 30.
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