Lombardy in the orange zone: “Ready for a slow and gradual reopening” – Chronicle

Milan, November 25, 2020 – “We are ready. The effort of the Lombards gave those results that today are there for all to see. It is correct that we can start as soon as possiblewith slow and gradual reopeninge, which must be accompanied by a great sense of responsibility, because we must not fall back into another critical situation in the short term, but it is correct to do so. With these words, the Councilor for Welfare of the Lombardy Region Giulio Gallera spoke about the timing of the possible transition to orange zone, which should be requested by Lombardy on Friday “we are discussing with the Government. I do not know if we will leave on Monday or Saturday – said Gallera – But we are ready.

In fact, exactly one month after Christmas, Lombardy will make the request for Minister Speranza. The gift that the Lombards await could already arrive Friday November 27 with the relaxation of anti-Covid measures and the transition from red to orange zone. On the other hand, the main indicators are positive and for days the region most affected by Covid has been showing signs of constant improvement: since decrease in contagion rate Rt, which fell below 1 in Milan, due to the reduction of the positive swab ratio, yesterday to 15.7%, until the pressure on hospitals, where for two days there has been a negative sign in intensive care, eased. Not to mention the absolute data that sees the number of infections declining across the region.

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For Gallera “there is one daily and constant reduction in the number of beds used for Covid“in Lombardy and” both in pulmonology and in intensive care the situation is improving, clearly this occurs more slowly “than in infections” as we saw in the first phase “of the epidemic” but it is constant ” improvement and that helps us. The element that we are noticing is that there is a growth in non-Covid both in emergencies and therefore in hospitalizations ”. As to high number of deaths from Covid-19The commissioner recalled that “unfortunately it is the last figure that will improve and we already know it. Fortunately today the number of deaths is much lower than in the first phase.” Today, Covid patients “treat them better and treat them earlier”, doctors “have learned to deal with this virus also with excellent results. However, this mortality rate painfully accompanies the coronavirus.”