Positive in Covid, the primary that had invited the deniers to a “tour” in the neighborhood.

“Although I am too rigorous, unfortunately I got a positive result on the surveillance swab that we are subjected to cyclically.” This is the announcement spread through social networks by Dr. Michele Grio, director of the Resuscitation and Anesthesia unit of the Rivoli hospital, who in recent weeks had published a post in which he ironically invited the deniers to do a “tour” of their room to make themselves. account of the existence of Covid-19.

Grio specifies: “At the moment the Coronavirus does not hit me, I am practically asymptomatic, except for back pain most probably caused by the very recent move.”

The announcement of its positivity, specifies the doctor, pretends to be a warning. “I am not an important person and I do not reveal it like the famous do – says Grio – I only tell you to give the message that you have to be careful, always, and it is not always enough. And because, despite the many patients who are objectively suffering, several lucky ones like me (for now) infect us without symptoms. Better this way. “

In the end, he addresses his colleagues and patients: “I only feel sorry for my family, whom I have to protect by isolating myself in the best possible way, and for my friends and colleagues, who will surely be able to do without me during the quarantine period. “. , continuing to fight with the heart for our patients, to whom I ideally send a hug of encouragement for the quickest and most complete recovery ”.

Doctor Grio is just one of many doctors infected while rendering his service during the virus emergency. “We are almost 200 doctors who died from Covid-19. With 21,230 health workers infected in the last month. And almost half of the victims registered in this second wave are family doctors: this is the indicator that something is not working in terms of security, ”Filippo Anelli, president of the National Federation of Medical Orders, told Adnkronos on 17 of November.

Anelli stressed that “security continues to be a fundamental issue in this phase of the pandemic.” “If hospitals have tried to implement it by diversifying access and Hispanic patients on admission and operators at work, in the territory – continued President Fnomceo – the situation is very different. And just yesterday, the TAR of Lazio reiterated that different paths are also needed in the area: family doctors can do the telephone classification, but home visits to positive patients must be carried out by Usca-r. The data of the deceased GPs speak for themselves: something – he reiterates – is not working ”.