Covid raises its head, outbreaks increase in the Northeast

The Covid cluster in the Paduan spa area

has recorded an increase in cases in the last 15 days, going from an average of 80 units in mid-September to the current 110, with an increasing trend. The figure was announced today by the Ulss 6 Euganea company, which covers the area. In particular, seven hotels are affected by the infections which, for 90%, concern tourists. Outbreaks also among school-age children with 34 quarantined classes. The clusters register in an elementary school, where the children will be screened. In the whole thermal basin there are 51 classes currently under surveillance, and 34 those in quarantine; most of them are primary school classes, and some secondary school classes. They are not interested, at the moment, in high schools. Outbreaks also appear in RSA:in Conselve (Padua) in the Beggiato nursing home there is a consistent cluster with 60 positive guests, of which 59 are not self-sufficient, and 8 positive operators. Only 17 are symptomatic, and only one has been hospitalized, while two others, sent to hospital as a precaution, have already returned to the facility. The subjects had received the third dose of the vaccine a few days before positivity, which may have slowed the immune response. Another cluster of elderly people in Torreglia where four ended up in intensive care after the golden wedding party: among 11 positive cases, four are secondary, or infected following indirect contact with those who participated. With regard to infections in residential structures,in Conselve (Padua) in the Beggiato retirement home there is a consistent outbreak with 60 positive guests, of which 59 are not self-sufficient, and 8 positive operators. Only 17 are symptomatic, and only one has been hospitalized, while two others, sent to hospital as a precaution, have already returned to the facility. The subjects had received the third dose of the vaccine a few days before positivity, which may have slowed the immune response.

Friuli, the outbreak linked to the protests rises to 140 cases

- "The outbreak localized after the demonstrations of the past few days continues to increase: from 93 positive cases three days ago, today we are at 140; of these, 5 people had to resort to hospitalization". This was announced by the deputy governor of the Region with responsibility for Health Riccardo Riccardi commenting on the data provided every day by the Central Health Department by the task force coordinated by Professor Fabio Barbone, which monitors the Covid situation in Fvg.

In Bolzano a case in the council -

"With only one councilor infected, because only one has declared it, we cannot speak of an outbreak in the city council". Thus the mayor of Bolzano, Renzo Caramaschi, comments on the press reports according to which four cases of positivity to Covid were recorded in the municipal assembly. At the moment, in fact, only Marco Galateo, parent company of Fratelli d'Italia, has publicly declared that he has contracted the virus. Nothing official is known about the others.

. However, according to the mayor, the connections with the municipal council classroom are not proven also because, the mayor stresses, apart from Galateo, "they have never participated in sessions in the presence of the council, so it is difficult for them to become infected. where they have never been ". Galateo himself is not certain that he came into contact with the virus in the town hall, according to Caramaschi who, however, as a precaution, recommended to all the councilors who attended the last session of the assembly last week, to undergo to the pad. In addition to the FdI group leader, Caramaschi had contacts via WhatsApp with at least one of the other infected councilors: "He is an opposition councilor who wrote to me: 'bad weed never dies' - said the mayor -.I replied wishing him speedy recovery and to return lively as before ".

Due to a positive suspicion at Covid in the Staatskapelle Berlin

, the concerts directed by Daniel Barenboim this evening and tomorrow at the Teatro alla Scala have been postponed to a later date "to carry out the necessary checks and to ensure maximum safety for all; orchestra, Scala workers and the public ". La Scala announced it by adding that "Maestro Barenboim made himself available to perform a piano recital tomorrow evening at 8 pm, performing the last three Beethoven Sonatas".

Yesterday afternoon

who, according to what we learn, would not be vaccinated.

Their health conditions are defined as good and both remain in isolation in the obstetrics ward of the 'Santissima Annunziata' hospital in Taranto.

According to what is learned from the ASL, both the woman and the child do not have particular symptoms related to the virus.