While the bulletin of new cases in Italy records a new record of over 10 thousand infections in 24 hours comes the appeal to the Italian population of doctors: “The time has come for citizens to consider the need for un autolockdown to minimize the risk of contagion in the face of worryingly growing numbers, ”he said Silvestro Scotti, general secretary of the Italian Federation of General Practitioners (Fimmg). Obviously, he clarifies, “they go preserve work activities but all the rest, that which is not necessary, at this moment must be sacrificed in the name of public health ”.
“Even in the absence of indications to this effect from the institutions – underlined Scotti – citizens should understand the gravity of the situation and consider the opportunity at this moment of an autolockdown”.
But what does autolockdown mean? It means “limit movements and contacts as much as possible foreseeing, for example, to go shopping only once a week and always delegating the same family member to carry out this task if possible. This member will then be ‘attentive’ and monitored in a particular way to immediately detect the onset of any symptoms related to Covid-19 ”explains Scotti. And again: “We should go out only if strictly necessary and socializing with friends and relatives in homes should be avoided “. At this moment, he concludes, “that is, productivity and work activity must be preserved, sacrificing all other expendable and unnecessary activities”.
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