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April 08, 2020
Towards Phase 2, but with caution. Centrosud could open earlier than the rest of the country but observing many cautions. This was stated by Walter Ricciardi, a member of the executive of the World Health Organization, adviser to the Minister of Health Hope, spoke on the microphones of Rai Radio2 during "I Lunatici". "I am proposing individual technological tracking to the government", "we must prepare for the new phase, but still have patience" he added.

Regarding an opening for Easter Ricciardi says that "we all have to enter into the perspective that we are experiencing an exceptional moment that in fact many of our ancestors lived in far worse conditions, without science and without technology. And we have always overcome it It takes caution "and will last" all year round, but we hope for a stroke of luck or, better, science. As for me and the other government consultant scientists, it takes longer. We remember that Wuhan reopened after three months. We need the drop in the positives, not the slowdown in the increase, "he warned. And in any case, they will need "physical distancing and hand washing until a therapy or vaccine is found. Yes, but wide in the restaurant".

In the rest of the world "everyone who underestimates this virus is exposed to great unhappiness. They think the situation is under control but it is not. I am convinced that even those countries that are making pale reopenings after Easter will retrace their steps. when we don't have a specific drug or vaccine we will have to be very careful. "

On the masks : "The scientific evidence has never changed. By wearing a surgical mask, an infected person protects others. But the surgical mask does not protect the wearer. Then there are the Fp2 and Fp3, professional masks. The Fp3 should be worn only by health personnel, FP2 also police and law enforcement personnel, those who are in contact with people. The masks were not there in this first phase. The West had stopped producing them. Now we are going through this phase, the surgical masks are returning, so they will be available. Should they all use them? In my opinion not. If you wear it when you walk on the street or when you work in a field, it makes no sense. It makes sense to wear it in closed places where you can't keep the safety distance. But not to protect yourself, more than anything else to protect others. Even glasses can be a protective tool. Eyes are very vascular. ati "

Ricciardi: pets can catch viruses
Pets "do not transmit the virus but can catch it. An infected person is advised not to stay close to their pet. There is no evidence to date that an animal can transmit the virus to humans." On the fact that the virus can survive more than fifteen days in the infected, Ricciardi observes: "This virus tends to persist even after clinical recovery. Patients must also be tested after clinical recovery".