A document addressed to the CTS will be sent by the Regions containing a series of requests on the management of self-isolation, in which it is requested that the quarantine be canceled for people who have vaccination coverage, in particular those with a third dose carried out.. The desired changes – according to what is learned from sources who drafted the document – are necessary in light of a disruption of the contact tracing system, ‘skipped’ in various territories, which makes it necessary to overcome the current quarantine rules.
After the communication to ANSA by the director of the Padano Technological Park Andrea Dilemma who explained the now urgent need to have the army to help the buffer points of Lodi and Codogno, last night the confirmation arrived that the army will arrive in the next few hours, today or tomorrow. In particular, it is expected the arrival of two teams, as anticipated by Colonel Fabio Zullino, commander of the military hospital center of Milan, of 7 soldiers each: one for Lodi and the other for Codogno. They will set up mobile facilities and will also help manage arrivals at the buffer points.
After the surgical ones, evaluate controlled prices also for the Ffp2 masks. It is one of the hypotheses according to what is learned from informed sources. The last decree sanctioned the mandatory nature of Ffp2 devices on local public transport, to access the shows open to the public, theatrical halls, concert halls, cinemas, entertainment venues and live music and other similar venues. , as well as for sporting events and competitions that take place indoors or outdoors.
“I appeal to the Government, in view of the decisions it will take tomorrow, to go towards what is now necessary for the fight against Covid: thevaccination obligation or lockdown for the unvaccinated, on the model of what was done in Austria and Germany “. Thus the president of Tuscany, Eugenio Giani, in view of the control room of the Scientific Technical Committee which will meet tomorrow.
From what is learned among the topics for the attention of the Conference of Regions, which will meet tomorrow morning, there is the assessment of committing the personnel now assigned to the tracing, considered in the “no longer manageable” state, to the strengthening of the vaccination campaign. The Regions also filter the request to reduce, if not cancel, the quarantine for full-cycle vaccinated people, with intensive care and hospitalizations in ordinary wards now beyond the threshold and an estimated 2.5 million people in quarantine, the fourth wave of Covid, marked by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, risks “paralyzing” Italy, with peaks that could touch 10 million people in isolation, as hypothesized by Matteo Bassetti, the infectious disease specialist of the San Martino Hospital in Genoa.
An opinion was asked from the CTS, called for tomorrow. The hypothesis is to reduce, from the beginning of January, the isolation of contacts to 3-5 days for those who have received the third dose, starting from the beginning of January. Yesterday, 30,810 infections were reported in 24 hours against 24,883 on Christmas day, almost half for the Omicron variant. The tourism crisis is worrying, with many reservations canceled especially in the mountains.
Among the main supporters of the short quarantine is the governor of Liguria, Giovanni Toti, who also hopes for the widening of the vaccination obligation. That is, what could be the next step after the reduction of the quarantine. “We need to change the rules as soon as possible before an entire country is blocked”, says Toti, relaunching the statements of the infectious disease specialist of the San Martino Hospital in Genoa, Matteo Bassetti. “We are moving towards about 100 thousand infections a day and I think this will happen very soon – his words – and then 7-10 days of isolation, quarantine, means a million people who will end up in isolation; considering then that on average each of these has had 5, sometimes 10 contacts, the risk is to have 10 million people in solitary confinement, in quarantine within 7-10 days. We can’t afford it. “
At the moment, in fact, a handshake or, for example, staying in a closed place without a mask with a person who was later tested positive, is enough to re-enter “close contacts”. Situations increasingly on the agenda, especially in Italian schools, as evidenced by the spread of the infection among children. “I agree with the revision of the quarantine rules – is the opinion of the president of the Conference of Regions, Massimiliano Fedriga – which should be reduced or removed especially for those who have the third dose.
We must guarantee health security but at the same time we must not block the country “. The president of Veneto, Luca Zaia also agrees, according to whom” it is reasonable to start reflecting on the quarantine for the vaccinated “.
Reflect on possible exceptions or reductions in quarantine days for those health workers who come into contact, outside their work environment, with positive people: a measure of this type would aim to avoid any shortages of health personnel due to compulsory isolation. It is one of the elements of discussion that should land among the hypotheses at the table of the CTS, which will decide on Wednesday on the possible shortening of the quarantine times for those vaccinated with a booster dose (or in any case third dose) who come into contact with people who tested positive. .
“We record stretches of several days for appointments on making molecular swabs. And this happens not only in Rome, but also in several other regions. Between the Green pass and factors due to the holidays, there has never been so much demand for tampons in Italy. Supplies of reagents need to be increased. Fortunately, we are no longer in the same unprepared phase as the first wave, so I’m sure we can solve the problem “. Thus the president of the Medical Order of Rome, Antonio Magi, who also adds:” perhaps the time has come to make it mandatory anti-Covid vaccination “.
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