“Certain third wave, Italy will have record deaths in Europe”

Published on: 08/12/2020 11:21 AM

“The third wave in these conditions is a certainty. We are in a serious stable situation, a worrying winter awaits us.” Professor Andrea Crisanti expresses himself this way in L’aria che tira, analyzing the panorama of the coronavirus emergency in Italy. “The decrease in positives yesterday is linked to the number of swabs performed. If we had done the usual number of swabs, yesterday we would have had 28 thousand new cases. In Lombardy, which was the red zone, the best situation. In Veneto, the yellow zone, cases are increasing, “he says.

“To a paradoxical effect, a region prepared from the point of view of health adopts softer measures and allows a greater circulation of the virus. At the end of this experience, the indicators in these areas must be rethought. The objective is to maintain economic activity or to protect health? We must find the right compromise, ”he continues.

“Before the vaccine comes into force, it will be months, a worrying winter awaits us. Italy will be the country with the most deaths in Europe by the end of next week, it is not something to be proud of. Christmas, with closed schools and factories accelerated reduced, we must take advantage of it to reduce infections ”, he says.

“The third wave is a certainty in this situation, there is no need for forecasts. With the reopening of schools and productive activities, we offered a great opportunity to the virus and the infections exploded. After the summer we had a situation on our hands. manageable and let it slide. Residual cases could be handled, ”he reiterates.