"There is no other path other than unity to deal with this emergency, the largest since the war. This is why I am addressing the majority and the opposition," said Health Minister Roberto Speranza, opening the report to the Chamber on anti-Covid measures.
"In the coming months everything will be terribly complicated, let's keep the health of the Italians out of the political battle, it would be an unforgivable mistake to slow down in the last mile", he added.
TOWARDS THE NEW DPCM
Tonight at 20:30 the Council of Ministers on the Covid decree and the extension of the state of emergency is expected.
And Speranza, in the Chamber, hinted at the measures of the new dpcm, stating that "it is the government's intention to confirm
the ban on moving even between Regions in the yellow zone
and to prohibit the takeaway after 18 from bars and establish entry into the orange area of all high-risk regions ".
There is also the intention to
reopen the museums
in the yellow area.
The intention is also to confirm the indication "to be able to receive at home a maximum of 2 people who do not live together as already happened during the Christmas holidays".
LIVE by Minister Speranza in the Chamber
(at 3 pm he will report to the Senate)
"This week - underlined Speranza in the Chamber - there is a
general worsening of the epidemiological situation
in Italy, intensive care increases, the Rt index and unknown outbreaks. Let us not be misled. The epidemic is once again in an expansion phase".
Therefore "the government considers it inevitable to
extend a state of emergency to April 30
".
According to what has been learned, the ordinances of the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza will arrive on Friday with the new classifications of the regions by risk bands.
According to the latest monitoring of the control room - reported by Speranza in communications to the Chamber - 12 regions and autonomous provinces are at high risk, 8 are at moderate risk, of which 2 are progressing at high risk and only one region is at low risk " .
In addition to
the red, orange and yellow areas
"Gioverno also intends to foresee
a fourth area, white
, only with incidence under 50 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants and Rt under 1" without prejudice to the measures of the masks and the spacing.
THE VACCINES
"With the vaccination campaign we see the light at the end of the tunnel. Covid is running out of time, but we have not yet won, we are at the beginning of a long and difficult marathon," said Speranza.
"I am convinced that the overwhelming majority of Italians will decide to
vaccinate without resorting to the obligation
. For the government, however, the objective of herd immunity remains fundamental. To those who have doubts about vaccines we must respond with transparency, scientific evidence and the ability to listen and dialogue, not with insults or with an ideological war between science fans and cave primitives ", explained the minister.
"To date we have signed options for about 226 million doses which in the coming weeks will further increase to reach 250 million, always exercising the option right provided for by the European agreements which allows us to block for every contract signed by the Union on 13.46. % vaccines, "says Speranza.
"We opted - he explained - so almost double the vials needed to vaccinate all Italians. Everything that could and should have been done to get the vaccine was done carefully and in time".
"In the first quarter of 2021 - continues Speranza - the authorization of the
Johnson & Johnson
vaccine is also expected
. The results of the Italian ReiThera vaccine are very encouraging. We are working in parallel to organize forces and Italy is ready to field a strong team: 40,000 doctors will be added and pharmacies will also enter the field ".
THE PRIORITIES IN VACCINATION
"The first stages of the vaccination campaign are clear and defined: first of all, health personnel, RSAs and people aged 80 and over. There are over 6 million people, of which more than 4 are over 80. Having chosen this priority represents a profoundly right trait of humanity and civilization ".
Health Minister Roberto Speranza said this in the Chamber.
"I don't think there can be any doubts: the NHS, especially in a serious emergency, is obliged to protect the right to health first of all, starting with the weakest, who run the most risk of losing their lives".
"We are reasonably confident - added Speranza - that an increase in the available doses will take place in no long time, we are confident that Ema and Aifa will not lose even a day in their work. We want to race but we must do it in absolute safety, that's why we must give scientists all the time they need. "
Cts, extend state of emergency to 31 July, concern for the reopening of the ski
Extend the state of emergency until July 31st.
According to what has been learned, this would be the indication that the Technical Scientific Committee has given to the government in view of the new Dpcm.
According to experts, there are four elements that recommend an extension of another six months, in order to manage the situation with emergency tools: the still high impact of the virus on the occupation of hospital beds, the vaccination campaign, the worrying situation international and the possible overlap of seasonal flu with Covid.
"Great concern" for the reopening of the ski resorts.
This is what the experts of the Technical Scientific Committee would have expressed, underlining among other things that many of the regions where the plants are located are precisely those where the pandemic is hitting the hardest.
The Cts then confirmed what had already emerged in the meeting of 7 January: the World Ski Championships scheduled in Cortina from 8 to 20 February will be held but behind closed doors and with a series of recommendations including that of doing in so that the athletes stay in the village as little time as possible, to avoid crowds.
