Covid in Naples, even today in many on the waterfront. DeMa: “Only the blockade can prevent it”

Many, wearing masks, have chosen the Naples promenade again today to spend a few hours taking advantage of the good weather that has also allowed bathing and sunbathing. Families, cyclists, young people flocked to the area where the fishermen also sold their wares. Some have even chosen the beach located in front of the Rotonda Díaz to enjoy the mild climate. In the area, the traffic seemed very heavy.

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«Attention, the moment is very tense. I will not tire of repeating my thinking based on objective evaluations and not dogmatic approaches. I am aware of the simplification that makes the news “Magistris does not close the promenade”, but complex and unfortunately dramatic situations require complex solutions. That is why I would like to clarify my position and invite people to remain clear and focused.»Write the Neapolitan mayor on facebook.

«Naples is not a small city, it is a large metropolis, with the highest population density in Europe. Especially when the weather is good, like these days, people go out and the limitation of hours makes people go out even more. Unfortunately closing the boardwalk is not the solution to the images of the lines of ambulances and the collapse of the hospitals, otherwise we would have already done it. The city is vast and full of attractive places, even small ones, and it is obvious that when closing a street or a square, people will move towards the neighboring street or square, even accentuating the presence of people in the places that have remained open. . and therefore even favoring meetings, with a funnel effect. Naples for the Government is the yellow zone, an area where people can go outside. Naples this weekend is full of people everywhere, in all the streets but many, thank God, with masks. Certainly, the police forces should increase the controls as much as possible, but it is useless to think about closing one road instead of another because people do not disappear. Therefore, this is not the solution».

«The mayors, by law, in fact, cannot adopt the confinement or close many places, they can only close some places, a street or a square, if nevertheless it is denounced in the provincial commission of order and citizen security for the investigations of the police and the Asl. It is only the closure or the red zone that prevents people from going out like these days and meeting, but only the president of the Council of Ministers can decide on this. Just as the red zone of a Region or one or more cities can also be adopted by the President of the Region. If the situation in hospitals is dramatic, as can be seen from the testimonies collected, it means that those who declared the yellow zone were probably wrong (perhaps also because they were wrong with data that is not current, accurate and correct provided by the regional offices). Also, people in the yellow zone do not receive the refreshments of those in the red zone. Therefore, the city of Naples is suffering enormous damage is certainly not the fault of the Neapolitans. In short, today the tragedy is the collapse of medical care and people dying and not being treated, despite the general great work of the health personnel. If you have reduced us to this, you just have to make the consequent decisions. I heard the President of the Region announce the #block almost a month ago when the situation was even less dramatic and listen to prof. Ricciardi, consultant to the Minister of Health, who immediately expects a closure in Naples, leads me to ask “but who are you waiting for? What is happening in Campania? Why do you tell us for twenty days that we are the red zone and then suddenly we become the yellow zone? “For the rest it is essential to reduce social relationships, always wear masks and be careful with distances. We are committed to doing concrete things, in the midst of enormous difficulties, but we will not be overwhelmed by a debate that could lead us away from the true solution of the problems Now we’ve reached the point where, perhaps by now, to save ourselves from real failures, we just have to wait for the #zonarossa with immediate refreshments for those who run out of money. Obviously it will be a defeat, like the one we see, the Only case in Europe, with schools closed for the little ones! But, for God’s sake, don’t let us choose whether to die of covid or starvation!».

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