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March 21, 2020

In Lombardy, "there are 25,515 positive patients, 3,251 more than yesterday, 8,258 hospitalized, an increase of 523, to which must be added 1,093 people hospitalized in intensive care, with less and less capacious spaces, while the deaths are 3,095 , 546 more. " These are the numbers announced by the Lombardy Region Welfare Councilor Giulio Gallera.

Gallera added that '' all the experts had told us that the hardest days would be Saturday and Sunday on the 13th and 14th day from the introduction of the effective containment measure and, alas, the experts were right, given that the data are all growing rapidly. "The death toll with 546 deaths in one day is the highest recorded so far in Lombardy.

Bergamo and Brescia are always the most affected
5869 are infected in the province of Bergamo, 715 more than yesterday, while in Brescia there are 5028, an increase of 380. In Cremona they are 2733, 341 more than yesterday, in the Lodi area 1693, an increase of 96, a sign that the road to closure , as implemented in the red zone of the lower Lodi area, "is the main road". The numbers are also growing in the province of Monza Brianza, more than 268 compared to yesterday.

Pm Milan: harsher rules for violations
The Milan prosecutor, led by Francesco Greco, is considering applying a harsher rule than article 650 of the penal code, ie article 260 of the consolidated text of the health laws, which punishes those who do not observe an order "legally given to prevent the invasion or spread of an infectious disease. " An offense that provides for a joint sentence of up to 6 months' arrest and a fine of up to € 400. And that it is not 'oblable', like the other crime, that is, you cannot pay to cancel it.

Farnesina: 3 million masks on the way
About 3 million masks are arriving in Italy for today. Farnesina sources specify: 1.2 million will arrive in the afternoon from Egypt, 40 thousand from India, 1.5 million pieces and 100 lung fans from China, while about 1 million masks will leave from Russia. Intense activity carried out in close coordination by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Civil Protection and the extraordinary commissioner Arcuri. The same sources explain that the material will be recovered by air force means. "There is a need to quickly find the medical material that was used to support mainly the work of doctors and nurses", is explained by the same sources.