“Stay home as long as possible” – Corriere.it

The situation is very serious, the curve has been growing for several weeks. We need an extra effort from everyone. And this means reducing the chances of contagion, avoiding exits, movements that are not necessary. It also means staying home as much as possible. We must rediscover the spirit of March and April and show that we can bend the curve of contagion. To put it, on Tuesday afternoon, it was the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza.

The minister’s appeal comes as Italy’s Covid epidemic data, from the number of new Sars-CoV-2 infections to that related to Covid patients in intensive care, continues to worsen, and as many Regions – Lombardy , Piedmont, Campania, Liguria in the lead, they are forced to take stricter measures (for example, imposing night closures on clubs or restricting the freedom of movement of citizens at certain times).

Hope announced an ordinance in the next few hours: I am ready to assume my responsibilities, he said. And the reason, explains the minister, is that the figures for the next few days are not written in the sky: they depend on our behavior and the measures we decide with the presidents of the region and the mayors.

The government, Speranza explained, works day and night to prevent a generalized confinement. The result is not predictable, it depends on what we do: but today we still have a margin, a chance to round the curve without drastic decisions. Otherwise, we would have already taken them.