Coronavirus, Gallera: "We need more stringent measures". Hundreds of doctors from other regions

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"We have asked the government to tighten the measures" to try to contain the spread of coronavirus, so that everything "that is not agro-food or energy" is closed, "the Councilor for Welfare of Lombardy Giulio Gallera told Agorà on Rai 3 , for which, for example, "home appliance stores, some public offices still open for the issue of commercial licenses or for building practices" could be closed. "Some freelance activities", but also "local public transport" could be closed, so that "people who have to move go by their own means or companies could organize themselves".

Then compared to what happens in other regions he said: "It is surprising that in the South we still do not realize the situation, although we have seen the descent of the army trucks transporting the dead", concluded Gallera referring to the military vehicles that transferred the deceased in the province of Bergamo in Modena to be cremated.

"Infections and deaths greater than official, because not mapped"
"There is a whole series of people in the area who, due to the speed of the virus or previous situations, are certainly not mapped, probably many elderly people" said Gallera then replying to those who asked him if the number of positive cases and deaths from Covid were higher than that of the official bulletins. "There is certainly a wider situation that is not mapped," added Gallera, stating however that "mapping serves a statistical purpose, the problem today is to cure those who need it".

Doctors to deal with the emergency
Doctors from other parts of Italy could come to Lombardy to face the coronavirus emergency: "Today we have had the availability from 5 regions of Italy in this sense" and specifically from Trentino Alto Adige, Tuscany, Molise and Puglia ", he said, intervening Gallera, who apologized to the fifth Region not mentioned because at that time he did not remember the name.

Governor Fontana telephones Conte: "Army and extraordinary measures"
"Closure of professional offices and public offices, except for indifferent activities. Construction site stoppage. And, further, a further limitation of commercial activities". In addition to the use of the Army, these are the further requests made to the Government by the President of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana, in a phone call with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. "An interview - explained Fontana - in which I once again represented to the Prime Minister the increasingly serious situation that Lombardy is experiencing".

Narrow for runners
The government is moving towards further tightening of measures that allow it to leave the house. Right now runners are often under accusation. "I still hear people jogging, getting together, leaving home without good reason. I ask them all and ask for further sacrifice and a sense of respect. This is a critical moment if we want to break the contagion curve." So the minister for relations with Parliament Federico D'Inca 'at Uno matt on Radio Rai.


Count: up to 300 doctors from all over Italy in the affected areas
"Up to 300 doctors will come from all over Italy to support the areas most affected by the coronavirus. We are at the side of the communities that are on the front lines in facing this emergency, we continue to fight this battle with them". This was stated by the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte. The Prime Minister, with the Civil Protection and on the proposal of the minister Francesco Boccia, has in fact decided to create a task force of doctors from all over Italy to be able to send where there is criticality.

Mattarella telephones the mayor of Bergamo Gori
The Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, telephoned tonight the mayor of Bergamo Giorgio Gori to express his "closeness and solidarity with the people of Bergamo and invited to" hold on ", Mattarella, as ANSA learns from sources in the Municipality of Bergamo said he was "saddened by the story that the city is going through", he expressed "all his closeness and solidarity to the Bergamo people and the mayor".

The Head of State: "Hold on"
According to reports, the President of the Republic has shown to be particularly informed on the issue of Bergamo that he is following closely and said he was "happy" for the release of the field hospital situation and for the announcement of the Government to send 300 doctors in the most affected areas. Even the Head of State, as far as we learn, was struck by the images of the army vehicle column which yesterday brought seventy coffins to other provinces that it was not possible to manage in the Orobic cemetery and asked "to embrace all the from Bergamo and to hold on ".

Borrelli's balance sheet, Italy worse than China
It is a sad record for Italy which, with 3,405 coronavirus victims, exceeded 3,245 deaths in China. 427 new coronavirus deaths have been registered in Italy today, while 415 have recovered. In total there are 33,190 positives (with an increase compared to Wednesday of 4,480) of which 14,935 in home isolation and 2,498 intensive care, equal to 8% of those infected. The total number of infected people - which also includes the victims and the healed - reached 41,035. The data was provided by the emergency commissioner Angelo Borrelli at a press conference to the Civil Protection.

See the updated data

300 positive children, none serious
There are 300 children in Italy so far positive for coronavirus, but no serious cases. Professor Alberto Villano, president of the Italian Society of Pediatrics, said this in his daily briefing with the head of the National Department of Civil Protection, Angelo Borrelli, to take stock of the epidemic in the country. Villani stressed that this emergency "is not a pediatric problem".