Coronavirus, government towards the new grip: today the majority summit with the Cts

A final decision has not been made yet, but the hypothesis that the Draghi government tighten anti-Covid restrictions a few days after the entry into force of the new dpcm (valid until Easter Monday) is increasingly specific. What is worrying, in addition to the fact that the contagion curve increases sharply due to the variants, there is above all the pressure on hospitals: 11 Regions already exceed the critical threshold of 30% of the beds occupied in intensive care and another four are close to the limit. A situation that in Lombardy pushed Pirellone to stop scheduled interventions (guaranteeing urgent care and cancer patients) to preserve beds destined for positive viruses. Therefore, one is scheduled during the day. Extraordinary meeting Most attended by ministers Speranza, Gelmini, Giorgetti, Patuanelli, Franceschini and Bonetti, in addition to experts from the Technical scientific committee and the emergency commissioner Figliuolo. It is not yet clear whether the prime minister will also be there: on the other hand, the presence of the undersecretary of the Council presidency is certain Roberto Garofoli.

The goal is to carefully assess the epidemiological situation, also in view of the countryside of vaccination Mass that should begin in April with the arrival of large quantities of vaccines. One of the hypotheses is that of adjust parameters that regulate the current band mechanism. With ordinances that went into effect today, the Campania has slipped into the red zone (next to Molise and Basilicata), while Veneto and Friuli have passed Orange. Only six Regions are in yellow zone and one (Sardinia) in the white zone, but according to experts it may not be enough to contain the epidemic. In fact, the Scientific Technical Committee has supported the automatic red zone when a Region exceeds 250 weekly cases per 100 thousand inhabitants (threshold already applied for the closure of schools), expressing “great concern” about the evolution of the pandemic and suggesting a “Lifting” measures “throughout the national territory” to achieve the “reduction of physical interactions and mobility.” A hard line supported by the chancellor Luigi di maio, who used very clear words during the weekend: “With these numbers we need more rigid measures, as the Scientific Technical Committee also asks ”, he wrote on Facebook, confirming that the stage is on the table. Minister Speranza also said he was concerned, explaining that the variant “will increase the curve” and will inevitably lead other regions “Towards the red with restrictive ordinances.”

According to Corriere della Sera, on the other hand, among the hypotheses is also that of strengthening the curfew or introduce a “calendar” of restrictions similar to that of the Christmas holidays, with more free weekdays and closed weekends. Whatever the final decision, the dpcm that went into effect on March 6 could be “corrected” for this week or next. The head of infectious diseases at the Sacco hospital in Milan also points out that there is an urgency, Massimo galli: “What could be expected to happen, considering the previous weeks, the experiences of the countries close to us and considering that what was launched was and has been it was insufficient. In fact, there have been opening just when it was time to not reopen anything. I am afraid that the measures taken “with the new Dpcm”are not enoughExplained to Agora the Rai3. “When a variant comes out that proves to have 30-40% more ability to infect, those who take it first are the Young people and children who have more sociability, ”recalls Galli. “Then they pass it on to young adults, adults and the elderly, and here the critical moment and pressure on hospitals and ICUs. This chain of events has already been unleashed in recent weeks – he stresses – and now we have to find a way to manage it ”.