(ANSA) - BOLZANO, 09 NOV - South Tyrol, from today the red zone, could soon even apply a hard lockdown.
"We have no alternatives, otherwise the entire health system collapses."
ThomasWidmann, councilor for health, tells ANSA.
"The collateral damage would be devastating if hospitals no longer had to provide chemotherapy and surgery," he adds.
The question will be analyzed tomorrow by the provincial council.
"We are over the time limit, the alarm bells can no longer be ignored," he says.
"In March - continues Widmann - we closed everything with 42 Covid cases in South Tyrol, now we record 750 new infections a day and there are still those who do not understand and complain about the restrictions".
With the hard lockdown, even elementary and middle school would switch to distance learning and economic activities would be reduced to a minimum.
The commissioner hopes for a rigid lockdown, but short with a carpet test.
"We started with 30 tampons a day, now we also do 4,000, this is very important".
According to Widmann, "the pressure on hospitals is already enormous. We have guaranteed public life for as long as possible, but now a clear decision must be made, if we want to avoid field hospitals (ANSA).
