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January 15, 2021 "We do not agree with the decision to include Lombardy in the red zone, so if this ordinance arrives, we will propose an appeal".
This was stated by the president of the Lombardy Region Attilio Fontana speaking on TV.
"I asked Minister Speranza to reconsider - added Fontana - and we will send accurate notes to explain the reasons for our opposition. I have been cautious and have always demanded respect for the rules. However, I consider this scenario to be highly penalizing, which would give a devastating blow to a large portion of the Lombard economy. Several times I have asked the Government to review the parameters because they are based on old data, in this case of December 30 which, moreover, do not take into account very important indicators favorable to us, such as the Rt on hospitalization. Unfortunately we have not received an answer yet. "
"In Lombardy - he continued - in the last 15 days the situation has improved at least to be classified in the orange zone".
"We await the official status of the Ministry - he concluded - but we are ready to appeal".
On the request for derogation from the red zone by some Lombard mayors, the president underlined: "I understand well the reasons of the mayors who, highlighting how their territories are below the regional average, are asking for a derogation. The problem is that such parameter is not taken into consideration by the Ministry of Health and the national CTS, but only the RT. If the rate of incidence of positives per 100,000 inhabitants were used, in fact, today Lombardy would not end up in the red zone. that figure Lombardy has an incidence well below that of most of the other Italian regions, which today will perhaps also be classified in the yellow zone ".