Calabria, Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Tuscany are back orange zone. This is the decision of the Scientific Technical Committee after the indications provided by the control room. There Sardinia, the only Italian Region to have spent a few weeks in the white zone, instead passes in red and goes to keep Campania, Valle D'Aosta and Puglia company, which will also remain in the area subject to the toughest restrictions next week.
According to the monitoring carried out by the ISS and the Ministry of Health, at a national level, the Rt index it dropped this week to 0,92 from 0,98 seven days earlier. Also declining value of the incidence of cases every 100 inhabitants, which rises to 185 from 232 last week.
“A few hours from now – said the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza – I will sign ordinances and based on the numbers that we have a significant part of the ordinances will bring a part of the territory from red to orange, this means that the measures have produced a first bend in the curve but the context is still very complicated with a rate of significant virus spread and intensive floods". “The situation in Europe is not easy. France is in lockdown, Germany calls for a new lockdown. Here the closures and red areas of the last few weeks are bringing the first results. Today several Regions will go into the orange area. But we have to be very careful,” added the minister.
In the meantime, the Government is trying to implement the strategy on the vaccination campaign and to make up for the limitations imposed on the Astrazeneca serum, which will only be administered to the over 60s. According to reports La Repubblica the Executive would initiate a confidential negotiation with Moderna to obtain extra doses of vaccine compared to those already foreseen. To date, the US pharmaceutical giant has delivered 1,32 million doses, based on the agreement signed last November with the European Commission (160 million vaccines for member states) and respecting the deadlines set. Last week the commissioner structure received about 500 doses, as many are expected in mid-April. In February, Brussels signed a second contract with Moderna for the purchase of an additional 300 million doses in 2021-2022. According to the Republic, our Government is moving outside the European bargaining, seeking a direct agreement with the company.
