After Easter and Easter Monday, will we also spend it closed at home on May 1st? "I really believe so, I don't think this situation will pass by that date. We will have to stay at home for many weeks." The head of Civil Protection Angelo Borrelli said it to 'Radio Anch'io' on Rai Radio 1, reiterating the need to have "extremely rigorous behavior". The coronavirus, he added, "will change our approach to human and interpersonal contacts, we will have to keep our distance" for some time.
The government "has guaranteed the regions the resources for personal protective equipment and for those necessary to overcome the emergency" added Borrelli, responding to those who asked him about the latest clash between the government and the regions, in particular with Lombardy. "Ordinary health is a competence that belongs to the regions and it would have been a problem if government and civil protection had taken every competence - added Borrelli - but when there was an emergency the government had to intervene". And to those who asked him if it was necessary at the end of the emergency to review Title V of the Constitution to avoid in the future the same problems and the same ballets on the responsibilities that are occurring today, Borrelli replied that "it is evident".
On health "we need a strong shared and cohesive unitary direction, I think there will be a rethinking of the organizational model but I am a technician and I just answer the current provisions".
"We must go on with the utmost rigor" the head of the Civil Protection reiterated to 'Circus Maximus' on Radio Capital responding to those who asked him when a restart was possible. "We must use strong and precautionary measures," he added, also because the possibility that there may be a return of the virus is not excluded, as the new measures in China demonstrate.
Borrelli then returned to the circular of the Interior Ministry which raised several controversies, underlining that he had not introduced any news. "The document does not change the terms, we must be careful and avoid finding ourselves in a situation that then gets out of hand. The hour of air is a measure that is not yet operational , we must be careful, respect the rules of prudence and still be at home. "
The so-called 'phase 2' of coexistence with the coronavirus could begin in mid-May, although at the moment there is no certainty - explained the head of the Civil Protection to 'Circo Massimo' recalling that if carpet swabs are made, investigations serological and demoscopic on the network of infections, it will be up to the experts of the scientific-technical committee to decide it. And this is already being worked on.
Could May 16 be the right date for phase 2? "If the trend does not change, it could be, as it could be before or after, it depends on the data" replied Borrelli underlining that at the moment the situation is stationary "." We have to see when this situation starts to decrease. I would not like to give dates, but between now and May 16, we may have further positive data that recommend resuming activities and therefore starting phase 2. "The current situation, he concluded, however, allows us to" give the facilities a bit of breathing healthcare and intensive care: they are relieving themselves of a workload that was much stronger every day and involved extraordinary sacrifices to find new places of hospitalization and care ".