Contagions and deaths are still holding back

Gualtieri, we will collaborate with oppositions on ‘April decree’

To finalize the next ‘April decree’ the government is ready to collaborate with the oppositions. According to reports, the Minister of Economy, Roberto Gualtieri, guaranteed this during the confrontation at Palazzo Chigi with the center-right together with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

The minister reiterated that in the April measure there will be additional resources that will be used to support companies and workers to overcome the Coronavirus crisis. On the resources of the March decree, he explained, it is known that the 25 billion, authorized by the Parliament, have already been all committed also accepting the requests from the opposition.

Trump, USA will leave; no long financial crisis

Coronavirus will not turn into a long financial crisis. Word of Donald Trump, during the press conference with the White House task force on Covid-19. “The cure cannot be tougher than the virus,” remarked the president, indicating that after 15 days of evaluation he will decide “how to get the US back into business”.

Johnson orders to stay home and close stores

Speaking to the nation, Johnson explained that “it is vital” to slow down the spread of the infection and has thus announced that he will be able to leave his home only to shop, once a day for physical activity, for medical needs and to go to work in case you can’t do it from home. “The police,” he warned, “will have the power to enforce” the provisions.

Change the self-certification form again

The form for the self-certification of citizens who intend to make transfers provided for by the rules for the containment of coronavirus contagion is still changing. This change – explains the circular signed by the chief of police, Franco Gabrielli, and sent to all the Quaestors – arises from the “restrictive review of the circumstances that legitimize” these movements, determined by the new decree of the Prime Minister and by the ordinance of the Ministry of Health.

In the new form, the declarant, in addition to the residence, must indicate his domicile and must certify that he is aware of the new provisions; the place of departure and destination of the move must also be specified, which remains permitted only and exclusively for “proven work needs”, “situation of need”, “health reasons” or, in fact, “absolute urgency”, for transfers in a different municipality. The form can be downloaded online.

Vinitaly, canceled 2020 edition

Vinitaly 2020 will not take place. The decision was made during the extraordinary board of VeronaFiere, convened to face the emergency situation that the country is experiencing. The important trade fair dedicated to the wine sector therefore slides for a year, and also that of oil with “Sol”, which takes place simultaneously with Vinitaly

In Brescia 600 applications from companies that want to “stay open”

Six hundred requests in one day. The decree of 22 March provided for new measures for production and industrial activities: those not attributable to the Ateco codes indicated in the annex but which intend to continue the activity to maintain the continuity of the supply chains of the “strategic” sectors and those that cannot be suspended. the activity for “serious injury or danger of accidents deriving from the interruption”, have the obligation to send the documentation via Pec to the Prefecture of Brescia. Just yesterday, as many as 600 production businesses in the province sent in the application form.

London asks the British abroad to return home immediately

About one million British citizens residing in the UK, but on vacation or for work abroad, must be repatriated immediately, because they may no longer have commercial flights available within a few days. It is the recommendation of the Foreign Minister, Dominic Raab.

“We urge British travelers abroad to go home now, as long as there are still commercial flights to do it,” said Raab, quoted by the Guardian. “More and more airlines in the world are suspending flights and more and more airports are closing, some without warning.”

The Avigan will be tested in Lombardy hospitals

“We had good news from AIFA, which authorized the trial of the drug Avigan. We also start experimenting in our facilities.” This was stated by the Lombard Welfare Councilor, Giulio Gallera, in his daily point on the coronavirus emergency.

Maybe Thursday the information of Conte in the Senate

It will be the Conference of the group leaders of the Senate, already convened for Wednesday, to determine the exact date of the premier’s briefing in the Chamber on the coronavirus emergency. At the moment, it is explained, an informal communication has arrived to the group leaders on the proposal to have it carried out on Thursday at 12.30, according to the availability offered by the Prime Minister himself. Conte will also report to the Chamber of Deputies and the group leader of tomorrow afternoon, the meeting to be held at 6 pm, will set the date. We aim, it is explained, to convene the two classrooms with the presence of the premier on the same day. Since this is an information note, and not communications, there are no resolutions votes.

Another 4 patients treated with Tocilizumab were extubated to Naples

Four other patients who were in intensive care in the Cotugno hospital in Naples for Covid-19 treated with Tocilizumab were extubated today. One is a 27 year old with interstitial pneumonia for coronovirus but without serious pathologies, and he had the infusion of the off label drug on March 18; the other three were administered Tocilizumab the following day and are the first three included in the Aifa trial involving 330 patients in Italy. All four are now in assisted ventilation waiting to be transferred to the hospital wards.

Macron and Xi urge an extraordinary G20

French presidents Emmanuel Macron and Chinese Xi Jinping call for an extraordinary G20 on the health and economic prospects triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Elysée made it known after a phone call between the two heads of state.

In Lombardy, the infections grow only in Brescia

A slightly decreasing trend is that of contagions in the Lombardy provinces, with the only exception being Brescia. The numbers were given by the Councilor for Welfare, Giulio Gallera during a direct Facebook. The most comforting figure is that of the most affected province, Bergamo with 6471 positives, increased by 255 compared to yesterday, where yesterday’s increase compared to the previous day was 347. In the province of Milan today there are 5326 infections, +230 compared to yesterday: an increase that is almost half that of the previous day (+424) .In the capital city of the region alone, the positives arrived at 2176 (+137), but yesterday’s increase on the day before yesterday was 210, and the day before 279. “The Milanese effort is producing results” underlined Gallera. Today is the worst day for Brescia, with 5905 (+588, but yesterday the increase was much lower). The other provinces also fell slightly: Como 581 (+ 69), in line with past days, Cremona 2925 (+30); Lecco 934 (+62), Lodi 1817 (+45), Monza Brianza 1130.

It is too early for the ISS to say whether there is a trend

“The more consecutive measurements confirm the trend, the more confident we are. I look carefully and favorably at the numbers, but I don’t feel unbalanced on whether or not there is a trend.” This was said by ISS president Silvio Brusaferro at the Civil Protection press point, commenting on the decline in new cases and deaths for the second consecutive day.

“It is a very important week to evaluate the progress of our curves. But we must remember that the great contribution to curves especially in regions where there is a strong circulation, our effort is to avoid that curves in the South reproduce the characteristic which occurred in the North, “added Brusaferro.

in Lombardy the inpatients drop

The “number of hospitalized for Covid-19 in Lombardy today is 9266: yesterday was 9439, this is the first negative figure since the beginning of the emergency, with a drop of 173 hospitalized compared to yesterday”. To say it is the councilor for Welfare, Giulio Gallera, during a direct Facebook. The number has dropped because “there are many who are dismissed” specified Gallera. However, those in intensive care increased by 41 units: the total number of places has grown to 1350, with an “almost doubling” compared to the initial situation.

Gallera: we see a light at the bottom of the tunnel

“It is not yet time to sing victory, but we see a light at the bottom of the tunnel.” This was stated by the councilor for Welfare of the Lombardy Region, Giulio Gallera, commenting on the data on the coronavirus emergency.

“We are seeing the fruits of the efforts of Sunday 9 or 10,” said the Regional Health Director, “in many principals there has been a slight reduction in access between Saturday and Sunday in the emergency room,” he added. However “a few positive days are not enough to relax, indeed we must intensify the effort because it is producing results”, Gallera finally urged.