Covid, the Christmas exodus begins. Fontana: “The crowds could have been avoided” / PHOTO

Milan, December 18, 2020 – While the expectation grows for the new Christmas Dpcm and aincreased anti-Covid setting, he’s gone the “great exodus” of the Italians. In Lombardy trains are sold out, in particular to the south, well before the December 21 deadline. Convoys are still traveling at 50% of their capacity to comply with anti-life regulations and the number of trains is 30% of those traveling before the epidemic. The situation at the stations is extremely quiet, currently without queues and with few people. In Milan central station there are several travelers passing by to get to the Linate and Malpensa, where there is some glue.

The movement is also on the mend at Orio al Serio airport, in the Bergamo area. Sacbo, the company that manages the Orio al Serio airport, highlights that “on Friday 18, with a total of 121 air movements between departures and arrivals, approximately 12 thousand passengers are expected. Around 10 thousand on Saturday 19, when 98 aircraft movements are scheduled, going back to 113 on Sunday 20 for an estimated 11-12 thousand passengers. On Monday, December 21, of the 104 flights between departures and arrivals, between 10 and 11 thousand passengers are expected ”.

Confirmation of early departures also comes from Milanese taxi drivers. “This growing uncertainty about what the travel restrictions will be in the period between Christmas and New Years has led many, at least those who can, to move first using the train and plane. Central Station, Linate and Malpensa are the most frequent routes while in the opposite direction, therefore towards the city they are very few “, says Emilio Boccalini, president of Taxiblu 02.4040, Radiotaxi of Milan.” Certainly, he explained, there has been an increase in recent weeks. It was, but we must also be honest and say that we started from last month’s data when the races each were at most one or two a day “.” We work with alternating current and the races are increasing these days – says Boccalini – Unfortunately I am a flash in the pan “.

Fontana: “The exodus has begun, easy to predict”

“As was easy to predict, The exodus for the Christmas holidays has begunis. Waiting for today’s meeting with the Government to find out what additional restrictions they want to introduce, I keep wondering why on December 21, 22 and 23 he was not allowed to move, thus avoiding these last minute crowds “, writes on Facebook the President of the Region Lombardy, Attilio Fontana. Already a few weeks ago, the governor had expressed your worry about a possible new ‘escape from the north’, just before the holidays. “The December 19 and 20, or the last weekend you can go before Christmas break we run relive what happened on the night between March 7 and 8 “, He said. Still: “Risk is just that. Precisely because today we can foresee it, we will have to try to equip ourselves to be particular attention at stations, airports And of all the places people could go It will be necessary to speak with the prefectures and the police to avoid more damage than leaving everyone free to circulate during the Christmas period ”.

Rezza: “Investment in progress, Rt no longer goes down”

Meanwhile, Gianni Rezza, director of prevention of the Ministry of Health, warns: “There is a trend towards a decline in progress, the RT tends not to go down further.” At this time “we must have proactive attitudes to prevent the epidemic from restarting during the vaccination campaign: this is a risk to avoid.” “In recent weeks,” he added, “we have seen a positive trend, but now we still have a high number of deaths, we are above the threshold of positions occupied in the medical and intensive care areas. RT and incidence are no longer decreasing. In this situation caution is required. “

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