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«In Milan and Naples you can take Covid by entering the bar, the restaurant, taking the bus. Being in close contact with a positive is very easy because the virus circulates a lot. In these areas the blockade is necessary, in other areas of the country it is not.
Walter Ricciardi, professor of Hygiene at the Catholic University and advisor to the Minister of Health, once again calls for selective closures in the areas where the virus circulates the most, because “there are areas of the country where transmission is exponential and the latest restrictions adopted, it can be effective in the rest of the territory, in those areas they are not enough to stop the infection ”.
On Matteo Renzi’s criticism for the closure of cinemas and theaters, scheduled for the last Dpcm, Ricciardi responds: «If you are in Milan it is a place where you can also take it to the cinema. In other cities the situation is not the same. In Milan and Naples, any activity that involves approaching people in closed spaces is unthinkable ”. In fact, he added, we are in the presence of “thousands of asymptomatic subjects who return home, where they do not wear a mask, kiss and hug each other.”
Alberto Zangrillo: “Surrealist Declaration”
“I believe and hope” that the statement by Walter Ricciardi, adviser to the Minister of Health, on the closure of Milan and Naples, “is decontextualized, making it surreal. If it is true, the only way I can comment is to ask the President of the Council of Ministers, Giuseppe Conte, to speak on behalf of everyone. Because closing Milan and Naples is something extremely important and significant and I think it should be announced and done by the Head of Government. Thus, Alberto Zangrillo, head of intensive care at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, comments on Ricciardi’s words to The air that pulls in La7.
The replica of Pregliasco
Unavoidable blockades in Milan, Naples and perhaps Rome too? If «it is true that there is an issue of“ big cities and Covid ”, it is also true that the Dpcm has done everything possible in this context, balancing as much as possible the health needs and those of the economy. We waited 15-20 days to evaluate the effects.
The virologist from the University of Milan Fabrizio Pregliasco is cautious, following the words of Walter Ricciardi, adviser to the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, who has been repeating for days how the confinement is necessary in Milan and Naples, where the virus circulates a lot. “A recent study in The Lancet tells us that the first effects of non-pharmacological measures are already appreciated 8 days after their introduction – says Pregliasco in Adnkronos Salute – so let’s wait at least 15 to evaluate the effects of Dpcm. Of course, a closure was possible in Milan and Naples, but it was decided to intervene by balancing health and the economy.
