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Editorial Board
08 December 2020 15:15
“The third wave in these conditions is a certainty. We are in a serious stable situation, a worrying winter awaits us.” Andrea Crisanti thus expresses a The air that pulls 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 increase “
Crisanti invites us to find the right compromise between economic activity and health protection: “Before the vaccine comes into force, months will pass, a worrying winter awaits us. Italy at the end of next week will be the country with the most deaths in Europe is not something to be proud of. Christmas, with closed schools and slow factories, should be used to reduce infections. “
“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 infections broke out. After the summer we had a manageable situation on our hands and we let it slip away. Residual cases could be handled. “
In school you get up to 4 times more than the average
Meanwhile, the first data from the school follow-up arrive. Piedmont Regional Councilor Francesca Frediani requested and obtained data on infections among school personnel (teachers and ATA) and among students as of September 18, divided by week, by type of school (nursery, kindergarten, primary, high school). first and second grade) and by province.
As explained by the researcher at the University of Turin Alessandro Ferretti. Despite increased precautions introduced since the start of the school year in secondary schools, the incidence of infection among staff has been significantly higher than that of the general population since the week of October 12. Distance learning introduced in secondary school has reduced infections.
The fact that the incidence of contagion among school personnel is significantly higher than the general one is an indication that such personnel are more exposed to contagion than the average population. If schools were not a place where infection occurs, an incidence similar or lower than that of the population would be expected. Given that the only relevant difference between school personnel and the general population lies in the particular work activity, it is evident that the cause of greatest incidence lies in the work itself.
