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Covid, contagions on the rise: school closed in the red zone (and beyond). Has the third wave arrived?


The schools will close in the red zone with the new Dpcm but in the meantime they are already closing in different areas of Italy: there will be restrictions because the infections continue to rise and they try to close one of the many “taps” of the virus.

The contagion curve is rising significantly and we still need to fight hard“. The Minister of Health said so Roberto Speranza, who spoke at the presentation of the National Outcomes Program (PNE) Edition 2020, created by the National Agency for Regional Health Services (Agenas), who added: “From all regions there are reports of a rising curve. Just look at the numbers of infections in the last week, which have grown significantly compared to the previous weeks“.

It would be nice to say that it is all over and that we are in a different phase, but the biggest responsibility of those who represent the institutions is to say how things are. And the truth is, the next few weeks won’t be easy“, Concludes the Minister who therefore suggests that what we have ahead of us will not be an easy period. Also for schools.

The day of tomorrow, March 2, it will be decisive to understand which restrictions for the school will be adopted at national level until 6 April: in fact, the new Dpcm is ready but the last obstacle must pass, precisely that of the school, which during the meeting on the afternoon of 1 March saw a small split within the majority: on the one hand, Patrizio Bianchi and other Ministers opposed to the closure of schools in the orange zone: “before closing schools in those areas then malls and shops must be closed“, They would have told colleagues in favor of a closure of schools in the intermediate risk range.

New DPCM, Miozzo (Cts): “Schools closed in the red areas”. Ministers divided on closure in the orange zone. New meeting tomorrow

At the moment, what seems certain is theindication of the Scientific Technical Committee on the red areas: in these territories schools of all types and levels must suspend face-to-face lessons and “moving” to digital platforms to apply the DDA, or rather, like the DDI.

Then there are the regional ordinances e local ones that schools are closing: the picture is rather jagged and sees regions located at a national level with a precise color having provinces and municipalities within that have adopted further restrictions, including for schools.

Covid, where schools close from Monday 1 March. The list region by region. UPDATING [VIDEO]

This is why it pushes on an acceleration on vaccines: currently 4,302,717 doses of vaccine against Covid-19 administered in Italy so far, 73.8% of the total delivered (5,830,660, of which 4,537,260 Pfizer / BioNTech, 244,600 Moderna and 1,048. 800 Astrazeneca). As regards the school, the doses administered to teachers and ATAs were 158,361.

Covid vaccine, 158 thousand doses administered to teachers and Ata. The data region by region. UPDATING

In support of the delicate situation concerning schools and infections there is also the “Focus on the developmental age” created by the ISS (Istituto Superiore di Sanità) and already presented last Friday to the Technical Scientific Committee (Cts) which reports in the last weeks an important increase in infections among the very young: since the end of January, the incidence of Covid-19 cases in the under 20 age group has exceeded, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, that of the older population groups , and in February it remained slightly higher. Apparently the most affected seems to be the 13-19 range.

Covid-19, the incidence among the youngest rises: between the ages of 13 and 19 the virus now circulates more

Have we officially entered the third wave of covid-19? Experts are divided between those who assert that the third wave has just begun and those who argue that the second has never ended.

Beyond the classifications, one thing is certain: the contagion situation worsens day by day and the school, once again, is called to make sacrifices that it hoped not to repeat.

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