Covid, Puglia exceeds 10 thousand infections. Lopalco: “The virus circulates a lot, only citizens can avoid the worst”



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Three snapshots. At the Policlinico di Bari they are preparing to open another module with three beds after Reanimation 1, led by Professor Nicola Brienza, has also begun to receive the first patients in the area dedicated to Covid-19 cases. In Alberobello, the RSA of the Giovanni XXIII Foundation was commissioned for the 71 positives found among the 59 guests and 12 health workers on duty in the structure: Mayor Michele Longo has closed all schools until tomorrow and from the ASL of Bari they are ready to send a dozen doctors and nurses to replace colleagues in fiduciary isolation. In the bat, on the other hand, Civil Protection will take a container to both Margherita di Savoia and Trinitapoli to perform quick swabs in schoolchildren and another four stations are being installed in the main cities – Barletta, Andria and Trani – and in the Covid hospital . of Bisceglie.

These are the three images that better than any record tell how much the virus runs without too many obstacles in Puglia. So much so that the number of infections since the beginning of the emergency has exceeded 10,000. And that epidemiologist Pier Luigi Lopalco has entrusted his concern to a sensible note. Some lines: “The increase in positives and the consequent contact tracing activity is a sign of a significant increase in viral circulation. Territorial structures are working throughout the region 24 hours a day to identify and limit all outbreaks. We invite all citizens – Lopalco concludes – to strictly follow the new rules dictated by the government in order to contribute, each one in their own sphere, to avoid a worsening of the situation ”.

The mayor of Alberobello knows this well, where there is no more time for appeals. Longo, together with the schools, has stopped all sports activities programmed in the municipal structures until new regulations. “The decision was made in agreement with the leaders of the associations as a preventive measure. We must protect the health of all in light of the situation of the last hours,” explained the mayor and the councilor for sports, Antonella Ivone. The panorama changes with the passage of time. And now more than ever we need everyone’s commitment and effort to prevent the outbreak from growing as much as possible. ” To avoid another Polignano a Mare, in short, where in September the largest outbreak in the region and in the whole of southern Italy broke out with more than 100 infected in Sop, the Polynesian fruit and vegetable company.

In Alberobello, even the city hall offices are almost all closed until Monday. Except of the offices on which essential services depend: the Registry, but only “for the identity cards necessary for expatriation”, according to the Longo ordinance, the command of the local police, the civil protection offices and those that deal with of “urgent” cemetery services. The provision is clear: “There is a major outbreak underway and it is necessary to limit access to municipal offices for sanitation activities and – writes the mayor – allow the health authority to activate the isolation and quarantine of the affected population ”.

At the RSA, which is based on the provincial road to Noci (run by a foundation), only three of the 62 guests tested negative for swab and more than half of the 22 operators were infected. Responsibility for health activities has passed into the hands of Vincenzo Gigantelli, who heads Health District 14 in Putignano. “We plan to send one dozens of specialists and the hypothesis of equipping doctors with telemedicine devices is also being evaluated to constantly monitor the health conditions of the guests and evaluate the interventions to be implemented ”, adds the local health authority of Bari. Lecce MEP Raffaele Fitto and his wife Adriana announce the recovery: for them, after 21 days from the news of the infection, the negative swab has arrived.

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