• A case of Covid on the island of La Maddalena, 450 people stranded in a tourist village
  • Coronavirus: discos remain open in Sardinia

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25 August 2020There are another 52 cases of positivity to Covid-19 among the staff of the Billionaire, the Porto Cervo club owned by Flavio Briatore. The result of the swabs carried out in recent days by Ats - as reported by the newspaper L'Unione Sarda - arrived late yesterday evening, confirming the presence of an outbreak in the room, closed since 17 August.

First you were positive, then the number had risen to 11 and 50 had become self-isolating. Also in Porto Cervo, another local historian, the Sottovento, closed yesterday, a decision taken by the managers following a case of positivity among the staff.

There is a first reconstruction on how Sardinia has become, in a short time, from a safe land to being accused of spreading the contagion. The leaders of the Northern Sardinia Regional Crisis Unit have no doubts that it was the tourists who brought the coronavirus.

"The virus was not in Sardinia, it was brought here, where it took root, also thanks to the discos", explain from the Crisis Unit. At this time, while trying to analyze the pathways of the virus, the activity is mainly focused on case management. People in home isolation and positive tourists must be followed. However, the Crisis Unit found that those who got infected did it mostly in the disco, "and who goes to the disco? Especially the people on vacation and who was at the Billionaire? Tourists and employees. But who works in the disco when he closes, he usually doesn't go dancing elsewhere ".

"The first reports came from the ASL of Latina - says Acciaro, head of the Crisis Unit - and the Roman girls who were in Porto Rotondo said they came from Ibiza". By order of 12 August, Health Minister Roberto Speranza has ordered the obligation to undergo a tampon just for people arriving from Greece, Croatia, Spain or Malta.

"Not from Sardinia - stressed Acciaro - If the island was Covid free, how is it possible that people got infected here?". The hypothesis is that "there have been groups that have participated in the 'international nightlife', or perhaps have come into contact with someone who has been to Spain, Greece, and then found themselves in a disco where they became infected". Because "the virus was not here: Sardinia has been contaminated. The infected Sardinians are almost all tourism operators, the 'problems' are attributable to discos, not supermarkets".

Sardinia was put on the 'dock' around August 15th with the cases of the party in the disco in Porto Rotondo and the residence of Santo Stefano, in La Maddalena, surrounded by those of several players who returned positive from their holidays in Costa Smeralda. In the background, the controversy between Flavio Briatore protagonist of a question and answer on social networks with the mayor of Arzachena, Roberto Ragnedda, after the ordinance that requires the music to stop at 24.00. risk '- even the' accused 'area is a small part of the North, little frequented by Sardinians - which has sent on a rampage, as well as ordinary citizens, entrepreneurs and local politicians.