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The Rt index fell from 1.4 to 1.18 The indications that emerge from the weekly monitoring of the Ministry of Health, despite the fact that the contagion index (Rt) went from 1.4 to 1.18 in a week, confirm that the epidemic is still at “critical levels” throughout Italy and imposes maintaining, and in some cases strengthening, the restrictions already in force.
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Soon to hypothesize a relaxation of restrictions The data, with 17 Regions and Autonomous Provinces at high risk and the entire country where the “high risk of an uncontrolled and uncontrollable epidemic” is real, so they say that it is still too early to hypothesize a relaxation of restrictions. The president of the Higher Institute of Health, Silvio Brusaferro clearly underlines this: “We must not claim victory. We must strongly maintain the measures adopted.”
Possible “descaling” not before December 3 That is why “if there is any ‘disqualification’ – government sources repeat – it will not be before December 3”, when the new Dpcm arrives. Besides Calabria, Campania, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Valle d’Aosta and the province of Bolzano, Abruzzo is also added to the red zone. Speranza signed the ordinance in force since Sunday 22 although the Region, in fact, was already in the range of the toughest measures for a few days at the request of President Marco Marsilio. With another order, the minister instead renewed the provisions for the first 6 Regions that ended in the red and orange band until December 3.
Abruzzo in the red zone, 3 other regions “in balance” Therefore, Abruzzo is currently the only Region that changes color but, warns the Higher Institute of Health, there are three others in the balance because they have a moderate risk but with a high probability of going high risk in the next month. They are Friuli Venezia Giulia, which is orange today, Molise and Veneto, which currently remain in the yellow band: all three have more than a 50% probability of exceeding the critical occupancy thresholds for beds in the medical area and in intensive care. in the next 30 days if the transmissibility of the virus is maintained. For this reason, says the ISS, “it is recommended that health authorities evaluate the possible adoption of new mitigation measures.”
Lazio closes commercial activities and supermarkets at 9:00 p.m. The one who has already moved is Lazio, which still remains in the yellow zone: President Nicola Zingaretti has signed an order that provides for the closure of commercial activities and supermarkets at 9 p.m. until November 30. Meanwhile, a technical table has been set up between the government and the regions, which will have to evaluate whether and how to modify the parameters that allow the allocation of the yellow, orange or red zone. A work that will last until the end of the month and that will be the basis of the measures for the Christmas period.
More than 103,000 massive tests in South Tyrol At the end of the first day of mass screening in South Tyrol, the threshold of 100,000 quick swabs was clearly exceeded. A total of 103,580 South Tyrolese were tested, corresponding to 29.7% of the target of 350,000. 1.5% tested positive. The massive tests continue through Sunday.
As of December 4, possible postponement of the curfew At the moment the government has not yet taken the measures, but one of the hypotheses circulating among technicians is that there may be two different Dpcm. One that covers the period between December 4 and the days before Christmas and with which it is convenient to relax a series of prohibitions so that the economy breathes: postponement of one or two hours of the curfew, set today at 22 , opening of stores with a wider time slot to avoid crowds, opening of shopping centers even on holidays, entry of fees in shops and streets with greater influx, opening of pubs and restaurants even at night. For travel, the rules provided by the current decree must apply: if the Regions are red or orange, therefore, they will be prohibited.
An ad hoc Dpcm is evaluated for the holidays The second Dpcm should, instead, relate specifically to Christmas and the New Year and is the one that, according to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, should guarantee a “sober” Christmas, without “parties, dances, kisses and hugs”: it will contain the recommendations for dinner and should reiterate the ban on all street initiatives, the closure of clubs and discos, the cessation of the sale of fireworks, the ban on parties even in private homes. Finally, it is not ruled out that there may also be a new protocol between the government and the CEI to regulate Masses on Christmas days.
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