Coronavirus, Crisanti: “Third safe wave. In Italy there will be a record of deaths” – Chronicle

Rome, December 8, 2020 – “The third wave in these conditions it is a certainty. We are in a serious stable situation, a worrying winter awaits us. “Professor Andrea Chrysanthemums has no doubts and, in ‘L’aria che tira’, analyzes the emergency situation Coronavirus in Italy. “The decrease in positives yesterday is linked to the number of swabs made,” Crisanti continues. If we had done the usual number of swabs, yesterday we would have had 28 thousand new cases ”.

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As for the Regions, adds the virologist from the University of Padua, while “in Lombardy, which was the red zone, the situation improves “,” theAbruzzo self-classifies orange “and” the Veneto He is still clinging to the yellow zone despite being on the infection podium and having many deaths. Everything is unreasonable. Italy is not a serious place. “” By a paradoxical effect – continues the professor -, 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 from these areas would go rethink. Is the goal to maintain economic activity or protect health? We must find the right compromise. “

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The news of the start of the administration of Vaccine for COVID-19 Pfizer BioNTech In England. But “before the vaccine takes effect – says Crisanti – months will pass, one waits for us” worrying winter “. In particular “theItaly at the end of next week will be the country with the most deaths in EuropeIt’s not something to be proud of. “

About the holidays “ChristmasWith schools closed and factories at a reduced rate, it must be exploited to reduce infections, “he continues.” The third wave is a certainty in this situation, there is no need for predictions. With the schools reopening and of productive activities, we offered the virus a great opportunity and the infections exploded ”. And he concludes: “After the summer we had a manageable situation on our hands and we let it slip away. The remaining cases could be handled. ”