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February 23, 2020 "Altogether we have 132 people who are positive. Of these two have died and one has recovered." So Commissioner Angelo Borrelli making a point with the reporters on the coronavirus emergency stressing that 26 of these are in intensive care. And he added: "Patient zero has not yet been found. It is difficult to predict the spread. It was right at this point to close the territories". The Head of Civil Protection then stressed that "over 3000 tampons have been carried out throughout Italy" so far.

"Thousands of beds" are already available in dozens of military structures in Italy in case it was necessary to put citizens in quarantine, explained Borrelli, explaining that the Army has made available 3,412 beds in over a thousand rooms, while the Air Force it gave about 1,750. "We have also made a survey with the regions for hotels - he added - and we are ready to use them".

Soon guidelines for isolated areas
"The guide of the 10 behaviors to be followed is the same. The behaviors to be followed in closed areas for emergencies are being defined. The guidelines will be issued by the Minister of Health as soon as possible". This is what the Head of Civil Protection announces, Borrelli.

The positives by region
There are 89 positive people in Lombardy, 24 in Veneto, 9 in Emilia Romagna, 6 in Piedmont and 2 in Lazio, these are the Spallanzani inpatients, says Borrelli.

Conte: "Protecting Italian health"
"Yesterday in the CDM extraordinary measures were taken against the spread of Coronavirus. Maximum precaution to protect citizens. It is the government's line from the beginning to protect the good that is most dear to us: the health of Italians". So Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Twitter who will shortly take part in the Civil Protection meeting for "further coordination".

The Deputy Minister for Health, Pierpaolo Sileri, meanwhile explains, that in this phase of containment of the contagion, we are already alerted to a possible "subsequent phase". And he points out that the virus does not contract "only by crossing a person, one must have close contact, be careful".

Italy fourth in the 'world ranking'
The rapid spread of the infection brings Italy to fourth place in the world ranking of infected people, close to the third place occupied by Japan. 1) China: 77579; 2) South Korea: 556; 3) Japan: 135; 4) Italy: 132; 5) Singapore: 85; 6) Hong Kong: 70; 7) Thailand: 35; 8) Use: 35; 9) Iran: 28; 10) Taiwan: 28.

On a national basis "unfortunately" the "infected" surely exceeds one hundred : confirmed the president of Lombardy Attilio Fontana - as reported by Ansa. And he added, without a spirit of controversy: "However, I believe that some extra attention to borders should be done as it should have been in the past when we asked for interventions of this kind".

Testing continues for people who have had contact with the infected. Yesterday the checks on a girl hospitalized in Vasto and on a suspected case in Umbria were negative. The alleged 'zero patient' reiterates that he never had the virus.

Positive a 17 year old in Valtellina
A seventeen-year-old resident in a Valtellina village, who studied at the Codogno agricultural institute, tested positive for the coronavirus. On Friday, after returning to the country in the province of Sondrio, he began to have a fever and was swabed at the Sondrio hospital.

Stable conditions of the 71 year old in Milan
The 71-year-old retiree from Mediglia, in the Milan area, tested positive for the coronavirus, is hospitalized in San Matteo di Pavia and his conditions are stable. The mayor Paolo Bianchi said this to Ansa. "The health authorities are reconstructing its movements as per protocol, they are carrying out an epidemiological investigation" explained the mayor, who had already advised the population the day before yesterday to avoid public demonstrations and any form of gathering. "We await new indications to understand how to behave, for this - he concluded - I asked to be summoned to the Region tomorrow".

Sala: "I don't imagine an armored city, but schools should be closed for at least a week"
"Given the decision of the universities and understanding that this is a different situation, the fact remains that even on a prudential level I think that schools should be closed in Milan. I will propose to the President of the Region to widen the intervention at the Metropolitan City level. View even that it is the week of Carnival, I will propose to close them from Monday ". The mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala said it, at the end of a summit in the Prefecture with the prefect Renato Saccone, the commissioner Sergio Bracco and the provincial leaders of the Carabinieri, Guardia di Finanza and representatives of the Logistic Command of the Army, on the Covid coronavirus -19. "I don't think there are any problems. To date it is enough to close them for a week - he added -. There are many events, but I do not imagine an armored city so we will see case by case what to do for all the events".

All schools in Lombardy closed
Due to the growing numbers of positive people in the region, Lombardy has issued an order to close schools. A little while ago, the same decision was taken by the first citizen of Sesto San Giovanni. "In addition to school trips, all cultural sporting events and public events were canceled." We will also close libraries and old centers. Carnival events scheduled for the next weekend are also suspended "explained the first citizen, Roberto Di Stefano.

The Prefect of the Lombard capital has announced that the Emergency Monitoring Center has been activated. "We hope for the maximum collaboration of all citizens" he said.

Kluge (WHO), contagions are a mystery in Italy
"What worries about the Italian situation is that not all recorded cases seem to have a clear epidemiological history, that is, a link with trips to China or contacts with other already confirmed cases," notes the director of the World Health Organization in Europe, Hans Kluge, interviewed by Repubblica on the spread of coronavirus.

Ricciardi, arrivals from China had to be isolated
"We pay for the fact that we did not immediately quarantine the landings from China. We closed the flights, a decision that has no scientific basis, and this did not allow us to trace the arrivals, because at that point we were able to call and coming from other places ", says Professor Walter Ricciardi, member of the WHO executive board, interviewed by La Stampa.

Green fair postponed
The Myplant & Garden fair, the most important professional green show in Italy scheduled in Milan from 26 to 28 February, has been postponed to September. The organizers make it known by stressing that the decision is motivated by the "severity of the current situation" due to the coronavirus.

Fashion. Armani and Biagiotti 'behind closed doors'
"Giorgio Armani called me and he said 'I will do the parade behind closed doors'. It is right that everyone makes their choices". The mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala said this during the press conference in the Prefecture in Milan on the coronavirus epidemic underway in Lombardy which may have repercussions on Fashion Week. Behind closed doors also the Laura Biagiotti fashion show.

Friuli Venezia Giulia: From tomorrow stop to educational activities in university
From tomorrow until March 1st all teaching activities and exams, conferences and debates of the Universities of Trieste and Udine and of the International School of Advanced Studies of the Julian capital will be suspended. Libraries and study rooms will also be closed. The Fvg Region and the regional academic authorities agreed this following the meeting of the Emergency Committee. Present the Governor of the Region and the deputy governor with responsibility for Civil Protection and Health. The meeting is convened at the regional civil protection headquarters in Palmanova. The universities also closed in Emilia Romagna

THE EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES OF THE GOVERNMENT
Prohibition of removal and entry into the 'outbreak' areas of the virus, which will be manned by the police and, if necessary, also by the military, with criminal sanctions for those who violate the prescriptions. The government has launched extraordinary measures to contain coronavirus in Italy. The ban is imposed on school trips in Italy and abroad but also for public events. Schools, shops and museums will be closed, competitions will stop, private work activities and public offices, without prejudice to essential services, limitation on the movement of goods and people.

Miur
The Ministry of Education informs that, "pending formal adoption of the ordinance provided for by the decree approved by the Council of Ministers, educational travel must be suspended for precautionary reasons as of today already Sunday 23 February 2020". The stop to educational trips and educational trips, underlines the MIUR, concerns both destinations in Italy and abroad.

Gualtieri, asked G20 for common measures
"I informed the G7 and G20 about the situation and decisions taken in Italy and asked to work immediately on economic measures at an international level, coordinated and adequate to deal with the economic consequences of the virus in a timely and effective manner in case the crisis burdens ". Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said so on the sidelines of the work in Riyadh.

Viminale, migrants Ocean Viking in quarantine
"Ocean Viking will land in the port of Pozzallo. In order to ensure adequate prevention measures, migrants will be kept in quarantine in the hotspot of the Sicilian town. For the same precautionary purposes, the ship's personnel will remain isolated on board for the entire period necessary. " The Interior Ministry announced this, pointing out that "the competent authorities will carry out the assessments and health surveillance deemed indispensable".

First effects of the CDM rules, skip students' trip
"The vice-principal warned us this morning, don't go." The first effects of the government's provisions to deal with the coronavirus emergency: the bus that was supposed to bring 30 students from the Umberto I boarding school in Turin to Madonna di Campiglio, the destination chosen for the trip on the snow of the Christmas holidays, was stopped. "We had an appointment in Piazza Arbarello, but they informed us before the trip is no longer done," explains the mother of a student. The party consisted of sixty people in all: with the thirty students, of all classes, there were in fact also thirty adult escorts. "Everything was ready, my daughter started to cry - the mother still tells - We regretted it, but rightly so: we must take precautions, health comes first of all, especially that of children ...".

SPORT IN VENETO AND LOMBARDIA STOPS
It will be a different Sunday today in Lombardy and Veneto. The government has canceled all sporting events in the two regions affected by coronavirus including the three Serie A matches between Inter-Sampdoria, Atalanta-Sassuolo and Verona-Cagliari. The decision came at the end of the Council of Ministers, which closed a feverish day that had already seen, from a sporting perspective, the announcement of the postponement of Ascoli-Cremonese, a race valid for the 25th day of Serie B.

For the Coronavirus emergency, sport also stops today in Turin: the Serie A match between the grenade and Parma is postponed until a later date

A task force of the federation's doctors to analyze the situation of the Coronavirus emergency and give precise indications on the activity of the national teams: this is the decision of the FIGC president, Gabriele Gravina, who after having formalized the postponement of the races in Lombardy and Veneto he convened the meeting for tomorrow morning at 10 in via Allegri. Meanwhile, the stages of the Under 19 national male and female teams have been postponed.

There are five matches suspended in Serie C, today following the government provision that blocks sports activities in Lombardy and Veneto. The Lega Pro has in fact formalized the suspension of the Piacenza-Sanbenedettese, Giana-Como, Lecco Pro Patria, Arzignano Valchiampo-Padova and Feralpi Slò-Carpi matches.