Reopening of schools, proposed Ligurian doctors order: postponement of 10 days

Postpone the reopening of schools for 10 days, and therefore to September 24: the proposal comes from the Order of Doctors and Dentists of Liguria, on days when the president of the Region, Giovanni Toti, insists on leaving of the lessons on September 14. as agreed – until now – at the national level.

In a note signed by Alessandro Bonsignore, Francesco Alberti, Salvatore Barbagallo and Luca Corti, respectively referents of the orders of Genoa, Imperia, La Spezia and Savona, the doctors ask for “a careful and thoughtful reflection on the convenience of this brief reopening”. The reference is to the regional elections, scheduled for September 20 and 21: the vast majority of institutes, having not found alternative spaces in Liguria, will close as of September 18 to prepare the vote, and will also remain closed on days following for voting and disinfection.

A quick reopening, in short, which for the Order of Doctors is premature: “Beyond the multiplication of sanitation, where the Liguria Region was not oriented in any other way, a whole series of solutions to operational problems would have to be found that, even today, are far from being resolved ”.

Among these, the public transport center, the temperature measurement, the punctuality of the swabs for suspected cases and the handling of quarantine for families: “In this perspective, 10 more days can be crucial for a good organization of the School recovery, in compliance with the limits imposed by the guidelines of the Higher Institute of Health – Ligurian doctors conclude – Among other things, in these 10 days the school lessons would not be more than 3 or 4 ».

“In Liguria the schools will reopen on September 14 – Toti confirmed in the afternoon – We do not intend to postpone the return of the children to the classroom any longer, during the confinement they were the most penalized category and we cannot ask the families for this additional effort. Stopping again, even before leaving, also without specific reasons, would generate more uncertainties and inconveniences among citizens ”.

“In recent weeks we have worked hard together with the other Regions to ensure that students return to school safely but with really applicable rules also to protect their well-being – continues the President of the Region – We opposed the 8 hour mask a day and we have achieved that they can remove it when they are sitting at the counter, one meter away from their colleagues. We have worked at the forefront of public transportation to get the green light to fill 80% of the vehicles, waiting for the government funds to arrive to cover the part of the missing service. And while chaos reigned in Rome, in Liguria we had prepared a solid plan for the safe return of students to school: we hired 77 new health workers to monitor security in the institutions and created a center around Gaslini excellence to provide support. of pediatric and infantile character “.