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"We have adopted a decree law to contain this emergency. The aim is to protect the good of the health of Italians. The good that is most important to us".
This was stated by the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, at the end of the extraordinary Council of Ministers held in the Civil Protection headquarters to deal with the Coronavirus emergency.

Conte added: "I want to thank not only the ministers, but also the health workers, the women and men of the Civil Protection, the health authorities, the personnel of the armed forces and of the civil protection. There is a direct thread of comparison and dialogue between the government and the regional territories. I thank the presidents of the regions most concerned for the President Fontana della Lombardia and Zaia del Veneto ".

"How come so many cases in Italy and all at once? We are the country that has adopted the most interdictive measures, we have carried out rigorous checks that hide a punctilious job. This line of rigor today allows us to reveal these cases of contagion. So the accuracy of these checks leads us to record these numbers. We are carrying out hundreds and hundreds of checks with the canton, "explained the premier.

And then: "The decree law will allow us to intervene and order further containment measures to prevent the removal of individuals from the areas considered to be outbreaks, the Lodigiano with 10 Municipalities involved and that of Vo 'Euganeo. They are measures to contain the movements that we believe are adequate. "

The government has heard the opposition and the regions currently affected by the coronavirus emergency to illustrate the measures contained in the decree. A decision that was made, according to what is learned, to have the maximum possible sharing on measures that will directly impact the lives of thousands of citizens.

Borrelli: 79 affected
Angelo Borrelli, head of Civil Protection, has made it known that 79 people are affected by the virus, of which 76 positive, 2 deceased and one discharged. The 76 positive cases are 54 in Lombardy, 17 in the Veneto, 2 in Emilia Romagna and Lazio (the couple of Chinese tourists at Spallanzani) and one in Piedmont.

Azzolina: Cdm decided to stop school trips
"In the Council of Ministers we have adopted urgent and extraordinary measures on the #Coronavirus. The approved measures allow the suspension of educational trips and educational trips of schools, in Italy and abroad. A request that I brought to the attention of colleagues from government and that I will ensure that it becomes operational in the next few hours ". So on Facebook the Minister of Education Lucia Azzolina: "A precaution - he adds - which in my opinion is necessary in this scenario. The government and the health authorities are doing a serious and painstaking job taking into account a rapidly changing framework" .

THE BALANCE OF THE DAY
Two victims, cases on the increase in Lombardy and Veneto, which close the universities and with which Ferrara is associated (which hosts many Venetian students); a first one infected in Piedmont and Friuli Venezia Giulia which declares the state of emergency until 31 July "in consideration of the situation in Veneto" (details on the Region website), while the conditions of the 'patient1' remain stable, the 38 year old di Codogno (transferred to Pavia). In this regard, it emerged that the friend who had returned from China from which he would have contracted the infection, or the alleged 'zero patient', never had the coronavirus: from the tests carried out "not developed the antibodies "explained Deputy Minister of Health Pierpaolo Sileri. And this afternoon, the 38-year-old parents were taken from their home in Castiglione d'Adda by health personnel in white aseptic coveralls and taken away with a bio-containing ambulance.

This is today's photograph of the spread of the coronavirus in Italy, while the plane landed at Pratica di Mare with the 19 compatriots who were on board the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship stopped off the coast of Yokohama, Japan.

The second victim is in the last few hours: it is a woman in her seventies, residing in Casalpusterlengo, already buried for health reasons and mother of a friend of the 38-year-old from Codogno considered the first infected in Lombardy. Last night the 78 year old Adriano Trevisan from Veneto died in the hospital of Schiavonia, in the province of Padua, who had been hospitalized for several days. And always in the last few hours, the new cases of people positive for the coronavirus test, which have led to over 60 cases in northern Italy. Two doctors infected in Pavese, other cases of contagion concern two positive people in the Cremonese area, a woman from Sesto Cremonese and a man from Pizzighettone; a 67 year old from Mira, hospitalized in Padua; an 82-year-old woman and a nurse from Codogno; a man from Lodigiano; an elderly resident of Soresina (Cremona); two cases on the outskirts of Milan; one case, the first, in Piedmont.

THE POINT IN LOMBARDY
The number of people infected by Coronavirus in Lombardy has risen to 54. The test on two men hospitalized in Piacenza gave a positive result: it is a patient residing in the province of Lodi and a nurse from the Codogno hospital. The result of the test was also positive on an elderly resident in Soresina (Cremona) and hospitalized in the hospital of Crema. Two men from Milanese were positive in the evening, one from Sesto San Giovanni, hospitalized at San Raffaele, the other from Mediglia, a 71-year-old hospitalized at the San Matteo hospital in Pavia. Meanwhile, the conference of rectors of the Lombard universities has decided to close the universities at least until March 2.

The president of the Region Attilio Fontana, taking stock of the situation this morning, underlined that the Lombard cases "all occurred" in the same area south of Lodi. The new infections are "all related to the Codogno and Lodigiano areas" he said. "We had a very long confrontation with the government and other regions to deepen the evolution. We made a series of proposals to intervene in these new situations. Now the government has met and should communicate its decisions to us" added the president.

Government response on barracks use awaited
"One of the proposals made" by the Lombardy Region to the Government "refers to the use of one of the two" military structures identified in Milan and Piacenza, in particular the military hospital of Baggio on the outskirts of Milan has "been prepared" and can accommodate the first transfers, Fontana concluded.

The Lombard governor then explained: "We can say that at least one of the two has been confirmed to us by the head of civil protection, Angelo Borrelli, who is available, we are awaiting an evaluation by the government, because one of the proposals we made was refers to the use of these two structures ". The Lombardy region has also asked for a series of changes to the ordinance issued yesterday with a double signature from Rome and Milan, to "intervene in the contagion area given the evolution of these hours".

Economic guarantees from Conte
"We absolutely talked about it and we received guarantees from the Prime Minister" on financial support for companies in the affected areas, the Lombard governor assured.

Gallera: "Outbreak in the lower Lodigiana"
"We have confirmation that the area of ​​lower Lodigiana is the center of an outbreak. We can say it with certainty, all positivity situations have had or had contact on 18 and 19 days with the emergency room and the Codogno hospital" confirmed the Lombard Welfare Councilor Giulio Gallera, taking stock of the situation.

THE POINT IN VENETO
Positive coronavirus test cases in Veneto have risen to 17. To say this in La Presse is the governor of Veneto, Luca Zaia. "There are 13 cases in Vò Euganeo, including the patient who died last night - he explains - one in Mira and three in Dolo, who are health workers from the local hospital". "We are not worried - he assures - but we are on track to protect the health of the Venetians".

Zaia: "All the universities of Veneto closed"
Zaia also announced that the universities of Veneto will remain closed, stating that they have consulted with the rectors of the various universities in the region: "We have decided to keep them closed from next week" he said. Responding to journalists on possible measures for events such as the Venice Carnival, Zaia said that he awaits the guidelines that will be issued by the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, because the initiatives must be uniform across the country.

"Mattarella called to inquire"
"The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, also called me to ask for information on the situation in the Veneto and I spoke at length with him explaining the problems. In these hours I also heard the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ; practically half the government, "said the Venetian governor. in Zaia.

Vo 'Euganeo, investigations on Chinese activity
Checks are underway by the administration of Vo 'to find out the possible starting point of the infection recorded in the country. One of the hypotheses, explains the mayor Giuliano Martini, would lead to an entrepreneurial activity managed by Chinese citizens who may have had recent contacts with the country of origin: 8 of them were taken to hospital for checks on their health. It is seven men and one woman. Among these people, according to the mayor, some occasionally frequented two bars in the town, meeting point, among others, of the first two infected.

First measures for the hospitals of Mira and southern Padua. That of Schiavonia remains closed
"Sanitization at the Mira Hospital of the patient's hospital rooms and evaluation of the health workers who came into contact with the patient, by means of a visit and a swab". And access "temporarily prohibited to the structure of the Ospedali Riuniti Padova Sud". This is provided by the ordinance of the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, in agreement with Zaia to "face the health emergency of the coronavirus" in the areas of the Veneto affected by the outbreaks.

FIRST CASE IN PIEDMONT
An established case in Turin. The infected is a 40 year old hospitalized in the Amedeo hospital in Savoy. The man has a little fever, but his condition would be good. "He had contact with a family member of an infected person in Lombardy" the Piedmont Region Health Department clarified in a evening with a statement. "The precautionary measures have been taken against the family members and people who have been in contact with him in recent days, including the health workers who have assisted him". 15 people were observed, for all the test gave a negative result. Meanwhile, the rectors are considering the stop of the universities. Regional crisis unit activated.

THE SITUATION AT SPALLANZANI: TODAY ALL NEGATIVE TESTS
"All tests conducted today at the Spallanzani institute for Covid-19 are negative, including the one on the Tor Vergata student who had come to the emergency room." Alessio D'Amato, the Councilor for Health and Social and Health Integration of the Lazio Region. "Moreover, fake news is circulating about the closure of the Tor Vergata emergency room and the director of the Policlinico Tor Vergata company will file a complaint with the judicial authority for raising the alarm," he added. Spallanzani hospital doctors also reported today that Niccolò, the 17-year-old from Grado blocked twice in China because of the fever, "is doing very well and will be released after the quarantine".

CIVIL PROTECTION SUMMIT
A river summit for the Coronavirus emergency was held today at the Civil Protection headquarters. At the table, in addition to Prime Minister Conte, the ministers Luigi Di Maio, Roberto Speranza and Paola De Micheli and the extraordinary commissioner and head of Civil Protection Angelo Borrelli. The interior minister, Luciana Lamorgese, and the chief of police, Franco Gabrielli also attended

"My thoughts and the condolences of the whole government now go to the two victims and their families. We are working tirelessly to react with the utmost compactness to this emergency. Updates will follow at the end of this morning's meeting" , on Facebook, just before joining the meeting.

"A whole series of technical and political evaluations are underway, even with the regions, it is a complex matter". Sources of Palazzo Chigi explained to the reporters the reasons for the long meeting. "There is a further discussion of the ministers present at the table, also with Minister Guerini, who is in constant contact with Lodi, for a whole series of evaluations that must be made". The summit was followed by the Council of Ministers.