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“Could it have been prevented? Yes. It was enough not to reopen them nightclubs, a summer madness that we still pay the price for. I don’t know if there was pressure to continue the parties in the Gallura clubs, but the warning signs were all there, even before August 15th ». It is a heavy j’acusa what he throws Alessio D’Amato, the Lazio health councilor, right arm of Governor Nicola Zingaretti on the regional council. D’Amato speaks today that the Cagliari Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the unruly summer on the Costa Smeralda, following a report from the service (Rai 3), but three months had already been widely expressed about the risks of contagion linked to the dance carousel of the Sardinian festivals. make. Not always heard by the government, which closed the nightclubs from mid-August. “There Sardinia – he says today – was the first source of contagion outside the regional context. Do you know how many cases we have found directly related to Gallura? ».
How many?
“Almost 3,500 positives. Our reports say so. Which also highlights another aspect: more than 60% of those who returned already had symptoms of COVID-19».
Were the shipping controls inadequate?
“Yes, there were no upstream controls, no swabs. All our data were recorded in two files that we sent to the Ministry of Health. The warning signs were clear and we have seen the effects on infections since August 14. The truth is that the situation was greatly underestimated and then got out of hand. Certainly no parties were allowed. It was already evident that these were events without protective measures, without masks, without distances. And this has caused a large number of positive cases and a very strong pressure on our health system. Of course I have nothing against Sardinia, God forbid, controversies are useless for anyone, but clarity does. It’s time to shed some light on this story.
Did the government have to close the discos first?
“It’s not like they had to close before, they just didn’t need to be reopened. It’s like thinking about organizing New Year’s Eve parties today, if anyone imagines it, it’s silly. I understand everything, including the desire for entertainment of young people, especially in the summer, but those parties have put a huge overload on our sanitation workers, especially in the port of Civitavecchia. And fortunately we have activated the controls on a large scale from the first moment, already in August. Despite this, we still see the consequences of these infections today, because the infection has spread to families, parents, grandparents of children who return from their beach vacations.
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The leader of Forza Italia in Sardinia, on television, said: we risk a little. Have you ever had any hint of pressure to keep clubs open until mid-August?
“No, I can’t know if there have been. The truth is that the effects of that election today are very clear.
What stage are Lazio going through? For the government it is a yellow zone.
«Our Rt index is below 1.5. We are in a plateau phase, we need to know how long it will last and if, as we all hope, a decline will come around November 15-20. But beware: we still have to keep our guard up, we have a lot of infections, the same goes for deaths. These numbers tell us that we must be cautious, that we still need rigor. Oh, to think that the worst is behind us and that there are no risks.
Will Lazio continue in the yellow zone?
I’m not calm. It takes little to go to the red zone, with stricter restrictive measures. I saw the photos taken during the last weekend on the Ostia seafront or in some shopping streets, at the Porta Portese market. Too many meetings. If we continue like this, I don’t see anything good. “
Are there new closings on the way? For example in the busiest squares in Rome?
«It will be decided by the Prefecture, with whom I have just met. One thing is certain: meetings should be limited. This is our indication, as a Region and as a health system. Then the decisions will be made by the prefect.
At what point is the Spallanzani vaccine?
“The experimentation continues. In terms of time, it’s a little behind. Qualitatively, it is ahead. I hope we have the doses for the second half of 2021.
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