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“It is not yet understood that you have to stay home and avoid the crowds.The images of the busy Ostia pier and promenade, of the crowded Via del Corso, of the first aperitifs in San Lorenzo and Trastevere, of the parks and historical villas full of people who love outdoor sports and more and the market de Porta Portese first closed and then reopened, it attracted the attention of many, from the Lazio health advisor, Alessio D’Amato, who was “excited” to witness the images of a crowded Rome, to the top management of the Prefecture that is evaluating how to intervene.
In the next few hours, the Public Order and Safety Committee will be convened to determine what will be the measures that will be implemented next weekend. The most practicable route, at least in the immediate future, will be a tightening of controls in the busiest streets and squares on weekends.
Controls that between Friday night and Sunday led the local police of Roma Capitale to carry out 4 thousand controls, according to the reinforced surveillance plan that the general command has prepared to verify compliance with the anti-Covid-19 provisions.
The elements taken into consideration
Despite the fact that the contagion curve seems to have stabilized moderately (Rome in any case has marked more than a thousand cases a day for a week) and the intensive care units respond well, the situation of the gatherings is worrying. And not just those who use public transport.
Without alarm, yes, but awareness of the situation on the part of the Police and the Prefecture of the Capital that are monitoring the situation, taking into account several elements, first of all, the one related to the reports of the controls carried out by the brigade, carabinieri and policemen. on the weekend that just passed.
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Comparing that data and then looking at the bulletins published by the ASL and the Lazio hospitals in the past and the next few days, other elements such as the meteorological factor and the (new) closing of shopping centers during the weekend will also be weighed. Osmosis have moved the crowd to the Roman shopping streets (supervising the crafty who try to circumvent the rules), they will recapitulate in the Prefecture and they will consider the (possible) countermeasures.
The extreme proportion of possible additional closures
Despite the invitations to stay home as long as possible, during the weekend the sun defeated the psychosis and the risks of a possible contagion by Coronavirus. The Viminale circular that started after the entry into force of the last Dpcm is clear: streets and squares at risk of crowding can be closed to the public.
The possible preventive closures of squares and streets would replicate the ordinance of Mayor Virginia Raggi on the limitations of Campo de ‘Fiori, piazza Trilussa (area of the Fontana Acqua Paola staircase), piazza Madonna de’ Monti, via Pigneto and via Pesaro. One possibility is not yet in the implementation process.
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An extreme ratio that will at least be discussed in the Public Order and Safety Commission that will be convened at the beginning of this week and that, as it has been since the end of January, will address issues related to the epidemiological situation of the city and the countermeasures to take . drink. In addition, it is not said that the appointment can be fortnightly (we are talking about Tuesday and Friday), but at the moment there is still no official calendar.
D’Amato: “It is still not clear that you have to stay at home”
However, the regional health advisor D’Amato seeing the images of crowded Rome was clear, and even sent a signal: “You are excited to witness the crowd that animated via del Corso and the streets of the center yesterday. As well as the crowds on the coast thanks to the good weather. I understand the desire to return to normality, but it is not understood that we are in a situation of war due to the pandemic and such behaviors only help the virus to hit more. We don’t make the same mistake we made in the summer with the free den, we are all paying the consequences today.
“We are making an enormous effort to maintain the hospital system, but if the behaviors are these, I foresee that we will deteriorate rapidly. The hospital network, already in tension, cannot hold out indefinitely and the strongest weapon we have at our disposal is that of the rigor in behavior“, D’Amato concluded, reiterating:”It is not yet understood that you have to stay home and avoid the crowds.“.
A line also married by the governor of Lazio Nicola Zingaretti: “At the moment Lazio is in the yellow zone at the level of danger but the contagion numbers are increasing and that is why it is absolutely unthinkable to lower our guard. It seems that many are not fully aware of the tragedy we are facing. Once again we are mobilizing the health system, but it is unfair to throw everything at health workers“.
Zingaretti then appeals to common sense: “If you see crowded streets, beaches, squares where distance is not respected or the use of masks, stay away and take your loved ones because they are dangerous places. Thanks to all the restaurants and bars that are resisting strictly respecting the rules, but also in this case I invite everyone to stay away, if the dining rooms are too crowded or they do not respect the rules, because I repeat, they are dangerous.“.
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