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February 29, 2020

1,049 people are currently positive for Coronavirus. To these are added 29 people who died and 50 recovered throughout Italy. Overall, 1,128 people were infected since the beginning of the emergency. This is the budget provided by the head of civil protection, Angelo Borrelli.

Summit with the Prime Minister
The Coronavirus emergency summit ended at the Civil Protection headquarters. The Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, and with him the ministers Boccia, De Micheli, Lamorgese, Spadafora and Speranza and the head of protection, Angelo Borrelli met for three hours in liaison with the presidents of all the regions. Also present the deputy minister for health, Sileri.

On the table, above all, the theme of the possible reopening of schools in the Regions involved in the measures to combat coronovirus. We are moving towards the confirmation of a week of the closure of schools for the regions of Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna. Professor Silvio Brusaferro also participates in the meeting.

Conte: "Tomorrow new measures, a climate of great collaboration"
Schools still closed in the three regions most affected by the Coronavirus? "We have not confirmed anything yet, as in my nature I want to be cautious. As for the" most affected "regions, we will adopt prudent measures that will stand out from other regions". This was stated by the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, leaving the headquarters of the Civil Protection.



"Since we have not confirmed anything yet, as in my nature I want to be prudent", Conte reiterated underlining that the technical scientific committee has met again for the latest evaluations. And he added: "Do not let me anticipate anything, but reasonably as regards the three regions concerned, we will clearly adopt prudent measures that will stand out from the vast majority of the regions".

New economic measures under study
During the Coronavirus Summit, as learned by the participants in the meeting on economic measures, the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte reminded the governors in a video link that the Council of Ministers had already approved measures of immediate impact yesterday evening the most critical situations, including for example the provision for ordinary layoffs and derogations.

"This is a very first intervention," said Conte, announcing that the government is already preparing another urgent intervention, "more organic and incisive", to support the productive fabric of the regions, which will be approved in the coming days. "But we will not be satisfied," said Conte, recalling that the government was already working, before the coronavirus emergency, "on a shock therapy, on an overall revitalizing measure for the country" which includes, among other things, the acceleration of investment spending, simplification of administrative procedures. "We don't stop here," concluded Conte.

Fontana: "Next week closed schools in Lombardy"
"For now, the only news that I can anticipate, especially with respect for families, is that the teaching activities of schools and kindergartens will also be suspended next week" announced on Facebook the governor of Lombardy, Attilio Fontana.

Veneto, Zaia: "Schools closed until March 8th"
Confirmed the closure of schools until March 8 in Veneto. The governor Luca Zaia would also have asked for the unblocking of the red area of ​​Vo 'Euganeo and asked the question of the difficulties of applying the droplets rule in commercial and public businesses, that is the minimum distance between customers and customers. The measure on droplets had been considered by the technical-scientific committee established by Palazzo Chigi as indispensable to avoid the contagion between people. In relation to this, Governor Zaia - it is learned - has requested that the explanatory circulars be issued directly by the ministries concerned, after hearing the scientific board, to avoid leopard-like interpretations between the Regions. Zaia finally contested the desire to keep places of worship closed.

In Liguria reopening except in Savona
On Monday the schools in Liguria will reopen with the exception of the Province of Savona. This was announced by the president of the Liguria region Giovanni Toti. "The Province of Savona will still see the restrictions valid today for all Liguria, with the schools closed, while the other provinces of Liguria will return to be assimilated to similar areas in the rest of the country, without limitations" explained the governor of Liguria.

Removed the restrictions for the Fvg
From Monday in Friuli Venezia Giulia the most stringent restrictive measures adopted so far will no longer be in force. In fact, in the provision to be issued in the next few hours, the Government has decided to include the region among those not subject to the most severe limitations (provided instead for Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna). The governor and the vice governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia made this known on the sidelines of the videoconference between the Regions and the Government.

The emergency decree was launched
The government has launched the urgent decree to support the economy in the areas affected by the coronavirus, where shops and businesses slowly reopen and cultural activities resume, but in at least three regions - Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna - there is an extension of a school closing week. A decision by Palazzo Chigi on this is awaited today.

Demicheli: soon to reopen schools
"The data tells us that today every patient with coronavirus transmits the disease to two others. And where there are many contagions, the epidemiological curve grows exponentially: blocking at that point is no longer useful. It is necessary to intervene first. science and politics must listen to it. " In an interview with Corriere della Sera Vittorio Demicheli, the epidemiologist of the Lombardy Region Crisis Unit, pronounces himself in favor of an extension of the closure of the schools and suggests a limitation of sociability because, he explains, "the virus does not clinically give problems, or in any case it is easily solved, in 90% of patients. But in over 10%, especially if elderly, it involves serious problems that require hospitalization in Intensive Care ". This is why it is essential to act first, according to the doctor, that is, to prevent, and therefore "only the probabilistic reduction of contacts can lead to a slowdown in the spread of the virus," says Demicheli

The decree in support of the economy
'' The Council of Ministers approved the urgent decree in support of the economy in the areas affected by the Coronavirus. We immediately put in place the measures to protect citizens' health and the World Health Organization recognized its effectiveness. While in other European countries the epidemic is now starting to face, we have already introduced the rules in favor of the productive world. The territories concerned can now restart and with them also Italy ''. The secretary of state for the Prime Minister, Riccardo Fraccaro, announced it on Facebook after the CDM.

'' The principle of maximum precaution - he adds - allowed us to act in a timely manner and stem the phenomenon as much as possible. Now we are giving concrete economic help to families, workers and businesses in the territories concerned. We have first of all foreseen the suspension of payments and utilities, therefore for the citizens involved the payment of insurance bills and installments is interrupted. For SMEs, we introduce free and priority access to the Guarantee Fund, which is refinanced, in order to help companies relaunch economic activity. We have also decided to strengthen the resources destined to support the export companies ".

"Rules have also been approved to support workers, especially regarding layoffs and subsidies for those unable to carry out their professional activity - continues Fraccaro - We have also envisaged specific measures for the tourism sector, for justice and for the public administration ".

"The government is working very seriously with the aim of protecting the community and helping the productive world and citizens. Health and relaunching the economy are our priorities to get back to normal as soon as possible. The next step is a new measure dedicated to the development of the economy that allows the country to grow again.Others speak and think about palace controversies, we - he concludes - work for the good of the country ''.

After stop bills also payments in installments
In particular, it is learned that the payments of the bills, suspended until April 30 with the new Coronavirus decree approved by the Council of Ministers, may also be divided into installments. The rules contained in the draft of the decree already provide for this possibility - by requesting Arera to establish the modalities - which could be extended, according to what is reported, also to the balance of the non-payment of social security and welfare contributions and the premiums of the motor liability insurance.

Dadone: in the decree protections for sick employees
"Full protection in favor of civil servants who cannot go to work due to the risk of contagion or who live in the 'red areas', and more impetus to agile work". These are the measures for state bodies contained in the decree to deal with the Coronavirus emergency approved by the Council of Ministers. "We have made a commitment and in tonight's decree - reports PA Minister Fabiana Dadone - we have included two important rules in favor of administrations and workers who are dealing with coronavirus".

De Micheli: "In new dl rules in support of the territories"
"In the government's first economic decree, approved yesterday evening, we envisaged economic measures for the territories most affected by the Coronavirus emergency. We introduced the lay-off in derogation for workers left without work in the regions of Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna". This is what Minister of Infrastructures Paola De Micheli says in a post on Facebook in which she specifies that "in the second Decree being prepared, which will be approved next Friday, there will be additional rules to support the economy of the territories. written other than this is simply not true. "

There is also the 'school-year-saving' rule
Students attending schools closed due to Coronavirus will not miss the school year, even if the closures continue. According to what is learned in the decree on Coronavirus approved by the Council of Ministers, a provision of the Ministry of Education has been inserted which derogates from the limit of 200 minimum days for the validity of the school year.

Towards division of contagion areas in 3 colors
Today there should also be a division into three colors of the areas of infection, grading the level of infection and the measures to be implemented in different cases. According to what the Ansa learns from ministerial sources, the measure was anticipated during the CDM which approved the new decree law with the first economic measures.

Conte: Italy and the economy don't stop
"Italy does not stop, we turn our gaze to tomorrow, more and more determined to make the economy run. This applies to all of Italy. We must multiply our energies. Together we will make it." This was written by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Fb by publishing the images of a video link that took place yesterday afternoon with some mayors and families from the Lodi area.

Lombardy: insufficient government measures
"There is nothing in the decree for workers and companies outside the red zone." This was stated by the Councilor for the Budget, Finance and Simplification of the Lombardy Region, Davide Caparini, commenting on the measures approved yesterday evening by the Council of Ministers. "The insufficiency of the interventions to contrast the economic crisis is evident also for the 'red zone', the rest of Lombardy completely ignored. We are now waiting to read the final version of the Decree Law", he explained.

The situation on the territory

Positive husband and daughter woman Lazio. There are now 3 cases in the region
"To date, the first tests performed are positive for the woman's husband and one of the two children ." This was announced by the Spallanzani Institute's medical bulletin regarding two of the members of the woman's family, residing in Fiumicino, who tested positive for Coronavirus yesterday. According to what has been reconstructed, between 19 and 21 February, the woman was in the Bergamo area.

The cases in Emilia Romagna are rising: 189 cases, 44 more since yesterday
There are 189 positive cases of coronavirus in Emilia-Romagna, according to the latest update of the Region, which registers 44 more than yesterday afternoon, of which two, for the first time, in Bologna. More than half (97) of the patients are being treated at home and the majority have mild symptoms. There are ten, however, those in intensive care out of a total of 79 hospitalized. The number of deaths was stable: two. In detail, 119 cases were detected in Piacenza, 35 in Parma, 19 in Modena, 9 in Rimini, 4 in Reggio Emilia, one in Ravenna and the first two in Bologna.