it’s official, Rt index at 1.3



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Rome and Lazio in Red zone gives Monday March 15. This was decided by the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, based on the indications received from the Control Room and the Scientific Technical Committee. This was announced by the governor of the Lazio Region. Nicola Zingaretti, visiting the vaccination center in Fiumicino together with Prime Minister Mario Draghi: “Lazio will be called to respect, with good reason, the rules of the red zone as of Monday.” L ‘Rt index, attested 1.3, is clearly above last week and this has led to the inclusion of the Capital region in the range with the toughest restrictions: all travel is prohibited (even within the municipality of residence itself), except those out of necessity, for work or health reasons. Bars and restaurants closed, which can only provide take-out and home delivery services. Schools of all types and levels closed and all students returned to distance education.

“If there are these restrictions, it would be a wise decision. Lazio was the region that perhaps spent more time in the yellow zone than the other regions and this was a great result also because it is the region with the largest Italian metropolis. 600,000 people go back and forth. They come every day, so truly containing the virus was everyone’s sacrifice, but from the data we have, the variants are very dangerous, ”declared President Nicola Zingaretti live on Rai Uno this morning before the decision. hope.

Lazio’s numbers are from the orange zone (except RT)

In Lazio, infections are on the rise, but the incidence rate of infections is still below the safety threshold established in 250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days. Regarding the occupancy rate of the intensive care unit, it is 27/28%, below the critical threshold of 30%. The occupancy rate for beds in ordinary rooms is also below the warning threshold, around 33% and below the Italian average.

Councilor D’Amato explained this morning: “Lazio is likely to become a red zone because we have a Rt of 1.31, and being higher than 1.25 it becomes a kind of automatic figure. It is true that the pressure on hospitals does not reach the thresholds known to other regions. We are far below the alert threshold and also the incidence rate is far from 250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. However, these are assessments of the control room national and we give in to their decisions. RT places us in a condition of greater restrictions, most likely in the red zone. “

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