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Covid: in Sicily the reopening of schools postponed for three days

2022-01-08T14:14:42.160Z


This was decided by the regional task force, announced by the Municipality of Palermo. Zaia: 'The CTS expresses itself on the school or it will be an ordeal'. Trade unions summoned to the Ministry. The principals: 'There are schools with hundreds of positives already' (ANSA)


"I think that

the authoritative scientific expression of the CTS,

which we are still waiting for, is fundamental on the school, after this request was presented to the Regions Conference and brought to the Government on my initiative". The governor of Veneto,

Luca Zaia

, tells ANSA . According to Zaia, faced with "the important wave of contagion" and the consequent debate on whether or not to reopen "we are faced with a scenario that will be an 'ordeal' for the school, among teachers affected by Covid, others absent due to illness, others still not vax and new Dad rules. In short, that of the school risks being a false opening ".

"Certainly - adds the president of Veneto - we will not have full schools". And since, in principle, Zaia reflects, "the Regions could activate ordinances at any time, and on the other hand, as is happening, the Government challenge them, I think that an authoritative expression from a scientific point of view on the CTS school theme is very fundamental. , which inexplicably has not yet expressed himself ". "I hope that this will happen as soon as possible - he concludes - because on Monday 10, in theory, schools should open".

For the president of the PNA Antonello

Giannelli

, "already in these hours, the number of positive students, in some schools, has reached the order of tens and even hundreds and this makes it almost impossible to implement the procedures envisaged. In my opinion it is very It is unlikely that the health system, despite the support of pharmacies in carrying out swabs for secondary school students, will be able to quickly dispose of the enormous workload ".

In the meantime, the regional government will postpone the reopening of schools for three days in Sicily to allow verification of all organizational aspects due to the increase in infections from Covid,

according to what emerges from the regional task force that met, in the presence of the regional health councilors Ruggero Razza and to the instruction Roberto Lagalla.

Another task force meeting is scheduled for next Wednesday

.

Today the

 Ministry of Education convenes for school unions for information on the new rules for handling cases

.

Source: ansa

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