Also Mario Draghi has a great desire to give the country “signs of normality”. So much so that for days among the ministers there has been talk of putting an end to state of emergency which will expire on July 31. But for the premier it is not yet normal time, at least not in the direction of depriving himself of those extraordinary powers with which to face the pandemic and guarantee the widespread diffusion of the vaccination campaign. So much so that authoritative sources close to Draghi believe that the extension of the state of emergency is “certain”, indeed “very certain”.
“Probably until the end of the year.” Explanation follows: «It will be extended because the health emergency will not be over in July, as is evident. And because not even the most intense phase of the vaccination campaign will be completed. In addition, we will have to face the situation that will follow the summer holidays and guarantee an orderly and safe restart in September-October. In short, we have complicated months ahead, not to mention the risk of variations … ».
Draghi’s decision, which will have to be discussed in the Council of Ministers, will certainly trigger the reaction of Matteo Salvini, who has always been on the opening line. And it falls in the hours in which even Roberto Speranza said he was willing to file the state of emergency on 31 July.
The Minister of Health, who has always been the most prudent and rigorous, but perhaps tired of the attacks by the Northern League leader and of appearing as the “culprit” of the anti-Covid restrictions, in an interview with La Stampa yesterday put on the record: ” we have yet to decide, 45 days during a pandemic is a remarkable time to make predictions. But it would be nice to end the state of emergency, to give a positive signal to the country. If this were the case, however, we would have to identify a normative way to prolong the activity of the technical-scientific committee and the structure of Commissioner Figliuolo ».
A line very similar to that illustrated on Sunday to the Messaggero by the Minister of Forza Italia, Mariastella Gelmini: «We haven’t talked about it yet, but I think the time is ripe to close the emergency phase and equip ourselves with ordinary tools. Naturally without renouncing the precious contribution of General Figliuolo. The end of the state of emergency would also be a good sign for tourism ».
A one-two that has prompted some government sherpas and some legislative offices to explore an ad hoc rule to allow the Technical-Scientific Committee (CTS) and the extraordinary commissioner Francesco Figliuolo to continue to operate even without a state of emergency which, with blows of extensions, has been going on since January 31 of last year. But here comes the stop of Draghi.
The reasons are manifold. And they do not only concern the operations of Figliuolo, the CTS and the Civil Protection led by Fabrizio Curcio. Thanks to the state of emergency, the government will be able to adopt other Dpcm after July 31, including any new restrictions if – as happened last year – the infections should rise again after the summer holidays despite the spread of vaccines. He will be able to intervene promptly to ensure a safe restart of the school year. And it will be able to go back to enacting («Nobody wishes it») those rules that have marked the social and economic life of Italians since the outbreak of the epidemic. This is also because, despite the reassurances of virologists on the effectiveness of vaccines against Covid variants, the mutations of the virus remain a dangerous and alarming unknown as the case of Great Britain demonstrates.
THE VACCINE NODE
In addition, and it is the main reason that will push Draghi to extend the state of emergency, the vaccination campaign needs to be completed. A complex game, far from close to being over, which requires special powers. To solve the issue of vaccine supplies, including the replacement of AstraZeneca with Pfizer and Moderna. To put order in the disorder of some Regions, from the beginning of the pandemic the true Achilles’ heel both in the management of restrictions and in the advancement of the vaccination campaign. And to prepare for the administration of the third dose, now considered “inevitable”, which in all likelihood will be followed by a further reminder. But at that point, given that the recall will be triggered next year and the third dose should represent a sufficient barrier against Covid, there will no longer be a state of emergency. At least it is to be hoped for in the name, in fact, of the expected “normality”.
Wednesday June 16, 2021, 12:05 am
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