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The Covid-19 pandemic? “The Puglia system, to date, has reacted well.” Thus, the Minister of Health of Apulia, Pierluigi Lopalco, in a post on his Facebook page, responds to the criticisms and controversies that in recent weeks concern the management of Apulia’s health emergency. In this sense, the epidemiologist publishes a report from the Regional Health Agency of Tuscany that compares the data from the different Italian regions.
“This is what the data says about Puglia”
“Those who do not love me – writes Lopalco – have been trying to paint the situation of the management of the pandemic in Puglia as a catastrophe out of control for quite some time. Far from me to presume not to have made mistakes compared to the worst pandemic last century. But if we compare the numbers of Puglia with those of the other regions (not to mention most of the foreign countries, but this will be the subject of a future publication), I think I can say that the Puglia system, up to the date has reacted very well. Not thanks to me, but thanks to the thousands of people who for months, day and night, have been in the front line fighting in hospitals and in the territory. “” I am not saying it – adds the commissioner, citing the Ars Toscana document – the Tuscan epidemiologists say so. Puglia in the second wave, from September to today, is: the fourth to the last as the number of cases per inhabitant; the sixth to the last as the number of beds occupied; fifth from last as the number of intensive care beds occupied; fifth from the last as the death rate. “” The second pandemic wave – Lopalco emphasizes – is not over yet, and Puglia is lagging behind the other Italian regions since the contagion began with us later. In fact, I plan to review this assessment in a couple of weeks. “
The response to the attacks: “The road is fine, I am concerned about exploitation”
In the same post, Lopalco responds to the numerous attacks received in recent weeks: “I knew well that, assuming a political role, everything I would do would be subject to exploitation, attacks, fierce criticism. The fact that the frequency of these attacks in the first The month of my mandate has been so high that it gives me hope that it is going in the right direction. “What worries me instead – added the commissioner – is that, with the purpose of exploitation, we are adding fuel to the fire of fear and anxiety related to the pandemic. Fear and anxiety are the worst enemies of prevention. So who is it? Playing this game should immediately begin a thorough examination of conscience. “
