Covid 19, from Sunday 21 February Campania, Emilia Romagna and Molise return in orange

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19 February 2021 The Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, on the basis of the data and indications of the Control Room, will sign a new ordinance on the same day which will come into force starting from Sunday 21 February.

The regions of

pass in the orange area

From Sunday, therefore, this is the complete picture of the Regions: none in the red band (with Umbria and the Province of Bolzano which have already set up red zones at the regional level).

In the orange band Abruzzo, Liguria, PA Bolzano, PA Trento, Tuscany, Umbria, Campania, Emilia Romagna and Molise.

in the yellow band Basilicata, Calabria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Lombardy, Marche, Piedmont, Puglia, Sardinia, Sicily, Valle Aosta and Veneto.

None in the white band. 

Yellow since the beginning of the month,

returns to orange after three weeks.

No surprise among the local administrators, first of all the governor Stefano Bonaccini who in recent days, data in hand, (the Rt index exceeds 1) had anticipated the possibility of a change of color.

The president of the

activated with the ministers Gelmini and Speranza, inviting the Draghi government to reflect on the possibility of a change of rules in the fight against the pandemic: restrictions of "a few weeks" and "homogeneous" throughout the national territory (not a total lockdown) to slow down the virus' race, having taken note that, probably in an Italy that is increasingly orange, the system of coloring bands "shows some fragility".  

"In this situation it was inevitable to return to the orange zone and, if we are not careful, to the red zone".

This was stated by the president of

Vincenzo De Luca, during the live Facebook on Friday.

"The images seen in Campania and throughout Italy give

shivers - he adds - there is total relaxation. On Sunday mornings with thousands of kids on the city's waterfront, largely without masks, practically non-existent evening checks, some great city of Campania abandoned to itself ". 

"The incidence of cases among the over-80 is decreasing and this is an important first sign that shows us the importance of adhering to the vaccination campaign actively. This has in fact a reflection incidence".

This was stated by the president of the Higher Institute of Health, Silvio Brusaferro, at the press conference organized by the Ministry of Health on the analysis of the regional monitoring of the control room.