Coronavirus in Veneto: here is the order of the Ministry and Region

PADUA. Here is the text of the order of the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, drawn up in agreement with the President of the Veneto Region Luca Zaia, to deal with the health emergency of the coronavirus and containing the measures envisaged for the Municipalities of the Veneto region, in particular for the areas affected by coronavirus outbreaks: the municipalities of Vo ‘Euganeo and Mira, and the related hospitals of Schiavonia di Monselice for the Bassa Padovana and Mira for the Veneziano.

The execution of the indicated provisions is entrusted to the Prefects of Padua and Venice

For the Municipality of Vo ‘(PD).

Following the specific epidemiological evaluation of the two cases that occurred in a restricted community and the subsequent positivity found in the contacts, the following mandatory indications are defined and declined:

1) Suspension of all public events, of any nature, including religious ceremonies;

2) Suspension of all commercial activities, with the exception of those of public utility and of the essential services referred to in articles 1 and 2 of the law 12 June 1990, n.146, except as provided in the following points;

3) Suspension of work activities for companies in the municipality indicated above, with the exception of those that provide essential services including animal husbandry, and those that can be carried out at home (such as, for example, those carried out by telework);

4) Suspension of the performance of work activities for workers residing in the aforementioned municipality, even outside the indicated area, excluding those who operate in essential services;

5) Suspension of participation in recreational and sports activities for citizens residing in the aforementioned municipality regardless of the place where the event takes place;

6) Suspension of early childhood education services and schools of all levels in the municipality indicated above;

7) Suspension of the frequency of school activities and educational services by the population residing in the aforementioned municipality, with the exclusion of the frequency of university telematic courses;

8) Ban on public transport stops in the municipality indicated above;

For the Municipality of Mira (VE).

Based on the current epidemiological scenario that has affected a resident of the Municipality of Mira, it is mandatory to follow the instructions below:

1. All subjects who have respiratory symptoms mild they must stay at home and contact their doctor who will evaluate the clinical situation and the therapeutic measures to be taken.

2. For all asymptomatic subjectsi it is recommended to use the hygiene measures for respiratory diffusion diseases listed below:

It is recommended to wash your hands often in this regard to make available in all public places, gyms, supermarkets, pharmacies, and other places of aggregation hydroalcoholic solutions for hand washing.

Avoid close contact with people suffering from acute respiratory infections.

Do not touch your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands.

Cover your mouth and nose if you sneeze or cough. Do not take antiviral drugs or antibiotics unless prescribed by your doctor.

Clean the surfaces with chlorine or alcohol based disinfectants.

Use the mask only if you suspect that you are sick or assist sick people.

Made in China products and parcels received from China are not dangerous.

Contact the toll free number 1500 if you have a fever or cough and have returned from China for less than 14 days.

Pets do not spread the new coronavirus.

If it is not necessary to avoid closed places and meeting places.

For all the Municipalities of the Veneto.

For asymptomatic subjects the hygiene measures for the prevention of respiratory infections referred to above apply.

For the Ospedali Riuniti Padova Sud (Schiavonìa di Monselice).

1) Access to the hospital is temporarily prohibited;

2) All scheduled activities are strictly suspended (surgical activity, donation, withdrawals, outpatient activities, etc.);

3) All personnel in service at the hospital must: measure the temperature, evaluate any symptoms present, perform the buffer for the search for COVID-19; wait for the result of the swab (about three hours):

A) In the presence of symptoms and positive swab activation of 118 for hospitalization in infectious diseases,

B) In the absence of symptoms and positive hospital isolation buffer (at the day surgery department),

C) In the absence of symptoms and negative buffer isolation of trust at one’s home or hospital (at the request of the employee);

D) Personnel must wear PPE before performing patient swabs;

E) All employees must be swabbed and the above procedure adopted,

F) If the swab is negative, it must be repeated after two days to all employees of the departments / services where the patients of the index cases have passed.

4) All hospitalized patients must be tested for COVID -19;

5) For patients admitted to the wards not affected by the path of the index cases, a swab must be performed before discharge;

6) Patients admitted to the transit / stay departments of index cases cannot be discharged before the end of the observation period;

7) All users present in the hospital must be subjected to a tampon with the same protocol provided for the employees.