“If necessary, ready for new restrictions”

Published on: 09/10/2020 09:29 AM

“If the contagion increases and we find situations much more worrying, we will have to be prepared for any additional restrictions. It all depends on the behaviors each of us adopts and the controls we implement.Then Stefano Bonaccini, president of Emilia-Romagna and of the Conference of the Regions, on 24Mattino on Radio 24, on the possibility of adopting more restrictive measures regarding the capacity of public transport.

“You have to do things right and you have to be prepared for some more restrictions if necessary – added Bonaccini-, but surely the best thing is to ask people to behave well, not to joke, we are still in the middle of the fight against pandemic, although it has been learned to fight it better “.

As for compliance with the restrictions already in force, added Bonaccini, “I asked Minister Lamorgese, as president of the Conference of the Regions, to guarantee the activation of controls by the police in the territories.”

“It is clear – stressed the governor – that the many measures we take must also have a form of control so as not to interrupt everything.”

“The country cannot afford a new general blockade”, explains the governor of Emilia-Romagna, who comments on a possible closure of regional borders, if necessary: ​​”With the ‘yes’ and ‘buts’ Television broadcasts and radio are full but the problems are not resolved. Faced with possible relapses or not, we will discuss them together as we have always done.

No confrontation between Regions and Government – Bonaccini also assured -, there is no risk of rupture, “if we are all responsible and do what we did in the first phase, the most dramatic. I do not see these risks.”

“When the hundreds of ordinances of the autonomous regions and provinces, of a very different country, resulted, in 98% of the cases, complies with dozens of decrees issued by the Government This already testifies to the goodness of the common work that we have done – stressed the governor -. Words are one thing, deeds another “.

“Now it is necessary, as we have requested, and the Government has said yes, that is why I thank the Prime Minister and Ministers Boccia and Speranza in particular, to reactivate the control room almost daily,” added Bonaccini- because This increase in infections means that we must together activate all possible prevention measures“.” I see no other way than to work together – reiterated Bonaccini – and for this we ask the control room. But I think the Regions have worked very well ”.

“Ricciardi has no institutional gifts and I think some words have been misused.” This was stated by Stefano Bonaccini, president of Emilia-Romagna and the Conference of the Regions, on 24Mattino on Radio 24, commenting on the words of Walter Ricciardi, advisor to Minister Speranza and professor of Hygiene at the Catholic University, according to which, Regarding health emergency, some regions have “slept.”