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Coronavirus, direct - Third victim in Crema, was in oncology. There are 152 infections, positive doctor of the Polyclinic of Milan. Lombardy: entertainment venues closed from 6 pm. No school or university in Northern Italy
by FQ | FEBRUARY 23 2020
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Closed schools , as well as universities and museums. All public events and cultural, recreational, sporting and religious events have been canceled , including the Carnival in Venice and Ivrea , but also four Serie A football matches . The whole of Northern Italy stops to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus , after the measures already taken by the government and in force in the Lodi area and in V? Euganeo, currently the two 'red' areas of the outbreak of the epidemic from which it is no longer possible to enter and go out: “I signed the implementing decree that orders these measures for the next 14 days“, Confirmed Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte .
On Sunday, the coronavirus made the third victim in Italy: an elderly woman hospitalized in the hospital of Crema in the oncology department. "He had a very compromised situation ," explained the Lombardy Region Welfare Councilor Giulio Gallera at a press conference . Which also provided updated data on the number of people infected in Lombardy, which rose to 112 cases . It means that the number of coronavirus positive people in Italy has exceeded 150 : another 25 in Veneto, 9 in Emilia Romagna and 3 in Piedmont . To these must be added the two Chinese touristsadmitted to Spallanzani for weeks. In Milan, a third case: a doctor from the Policlinico hospital who had been hospitalized for one week with pneumonia in the sack.
Conte: "Maximum precautionary line" - The infection spread to Trentino , where a Lombard family on holiday from Friday was found positive: the three people were transferred to a Lombard hospital. A 17-year-old resident of Valtellina who studies at the agricultural institute of Codogno and the 78-year-old man from Sesto San Giovanni who was hospitalized for a week at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan who were up to this morningwere also confirmed as positivedoubtful case. “I was surprised by this explosion of cases, which have been kept under control until recently. The maximum precautionary line paid off, although it would seem not. We must pursue this line, "explained Prime Minister Conte.
The measures in Lombardy - “ Bars , night clubs and any other entertainment exerciseopen to the public are closed from 18 to 6 ; measures will be defined to avoid gatherings in these premises ": this is what is read in the Lombardy Region ordinance, as regards the closure of commercial activities in the so-called yellow zone . The Lombard councilor Gallera specified that the measures, which also include the closure of all schools and public events - but for now not the shops - will be valid " for 7 daysbut they can also reach 14 to contain the spread of the virus and manage positive patients ". In the meantime, the Milan Cathedral has also been closed until Tuesday .
Stop activities of schools and universities in 7 Regions - All schools of all levels in Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Friuli Venezia Giulia closed for a week as a precaution. Stop to kindergartens and universities in Trentino Alto Adige . Universities stop in the same regions. In Lazio, the Bio-Medical Campus ordered the postponement of the admission test to the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery scheduled for Tuesday 25 February. The MIUR confirms the order to suspend the trips in Italy and abroad.
The red zone in the Lodi area - Meanwhile, the ban on the removal and entry into the areas ofthe virus " outbreak "is already in force, manned by police forces with checkpoints along the roads of the Lodi area: criminal penalties are providedfor those who violate the requirements. Stop to school trips in Italy and abroad , suspension of all public events in the affected Regions - including Serie A matches -, quarantine with “ active surveillance”For all those who have been in contact with confirmed cases of the virus. And again, closing of shops and museums , stops at competitions , private work activities and public offices , without prejudice to essential services , limitation on the movement of goods and people.
The search for the patient zero - What still does not return concerns the identification of the " patient zero ": in fact the mapping of the infection continues but as confirmed by the head of the Civil Protection Angelo Borrelli the origin of the two outbreaks has not yet been identified, the Lombard one and the Venetian one. Certainly the contagion of Codogno did not start from the manager who returned from China on 21 January and then went to dinner with the 38-year-old from Codogno, the first infected in Lombardy. It cannot be he who brought the virus to Italy because he never had it: "From the tests carried out - said Deputy Minister of Health Pierpaolo Sileri - it emerged that it did not develop antibodies. "
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20.41 - Armani closes offices and offices for a week - Giorgio Armani has decided to close the Milan offices and production sites in Lombardy, Emilia Romagna, Veneto, Trentino and Piedmont for a week. The staff involved in the measure, taken to deal with the coronavirus emergency, will not be held on leave. Executives and function managers - they explain from the maison - will still have to guarantee availability and availability. Giorgio Armani today presented the collection of the line that bears his name with a parade behind closed doors. This choice was also taken by the Laura Biagiotti brand. A decision has not yet been made in Gucci, as has Versace, while Tod's has preferred to opt for smart working and travel restrictions for a few days.
20.15 - Positivity cases in Piedmont decrease from 6 to 3 - Coronavirus positivity cases in Piedmont have decreased from six to three. Further checks on Chinese patients led to the finding of negativity. This was reported by the governor Alberto Cirio.
20.08 - Doctor of the Polyclinic of Milan positive to the test - A doctor of the Policlinico hospital of Milan, admitted to the Sacco hospital for a week for pneumonia, tested positive for the Coronavirus test. This is what is learned from qualified sources. At the moment the health management is committed to reconstructing all the last moves and contacts of the doctor. Tomorrow afternoon at the Policlinico, as already scheduled, the department heads' meeting will take place, to evaluate the measures to be taken on the basis of the regional ordinance issued in the evening.
20.01 - Visco: "Virus could weigh more than 0.2%" - The impact of coronavirus on Italy's GDP could be over 0.2%. This was stated by the governor of the Bank of Italy, Ignazio Visco, in an interview with Bloomberg from Riad on the sidelines of the work of the G20.
19.46 - Stop all winter sports for a week - Winter sports suspended throughout Italy for the whole week. Fisi, which had already blocked the events in Lombardy and Veneto scheduled today for the coronavirus emergency, has decided in addition to extend the stop "to the entire national territory for the whole of next week, pending the completion of further measures that will be provided. by the same Council of Ministers ". Fisi announces that it is "keeping in close contact and updating with the relevant competent bodies". The national women's events of tomorrow's European Cup in Folgaria and the cdm stage in La Thuile are not part of the national calendar events: events of the international federation (FIS) currently confirmed.
19.32 - Liguria closes schools and museums - The Liguria Region has ordered the closure of schools and museums until March 1st starting from midnight on Monday. Public events or open to the public are suspended, educational trips and public competitions are suspended.
19.18 - Three new cases ascertained in Trentino - Three cases of coronavirus have also been ascertained in Trentino. The president of the Province Maurizio Fugatti has made it known explaining that it is a Lombard family who arrived on Friday in Trentino for a holiday and coming from one of the outbreak areas of the virus. The family resided in an apartment and the transfer to a Lombard hospital is already underway. The three accused fever between 37 and 38 degrees and tests revealed positivity to the virus. Spallanzani's counter-analyzes are awaited.
19.12 - The Carnival of Ivrea (Turin) is suspended - The Municipality established it with an order which - it is explained - follows the announcement by the governor Alberto Cirio of a stop order for "all cultural events and manifestations, games and sports, outdoors and indoors, which involve the gathering of people "in Piedmont. Today in Ivrea the traditional 'battle of the orange trees' took place, which was followed by thousands of people.
19.09 - Catalog: "We are preparing measures for workers" - "We are preparing a series of tools to protect workers in the areas concerned" from the Coronavirus emergency, from the "ordinary layoffs, to the wage integration fund or the CIG in derogation for the companies with less than 6 employees ". The Minister of Labor Nunzia Catalfo said at the end of the meeting with companies and unions, stating that the protections will also go "to non-residents who go to the affected areas" for work. The table will be "permanent to monitor the evolution of the situation". Next meeting on Tuesday.
18.49 - More than 78 thousand cases in the world and 2467 deaths - There are 78811 confirmed cases of coronavirus, of which 1017 in the last 24 hours, while the dead are 2467 (103 new). In China there are 77042 infections (650 new) and 2445 deaths (97 new). Outside China, there are 1,769 infections (367 new) in 28 countries and 17 deaths (6 new).
18.41 - The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella signed the Coronavirus decree
18.34 - Milan Cathedral closed - Milan Cathedral will be closed to the public "as a precaution" due to the coronavirus until at least February 25 "pending further and more detailed provisions from the competent authorities". The decision to close the Monumental Complex was made by the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo in concert with the Metropolitan Chapter.
18.27 - Borrelli: "There are 152 infections in Italy" - The number of Coronavirus positive in Italy continues to rise: at the moment - according to the data provided by Commissioner Angelo Borrelli - there are 152 throughout Italy, including the three victims: the woman died today in Crema, the 77 year old from V? Euganeo and a woman from Casalpusterlengo.
17.54 - Government allocated another 20 million for the emergency - The government allocates another 20 million to face the coronavirus emergency. "To cope with the charges deriving from the state of health emergency - reads article 4 of the decree approved by the CDM - the budget has increased by € 20 million for the year 2020 from the National Emergency Fund". The 20 million was recovered from the fund prepared for the lottery prizes of the receipts.
17.41 - "Measures in Lombardy valid 7 days but extendable to 14" - The measures decided by the Lombardy Region as the closure of schools will be valid "for 7 days but can reach 14". This is what the Lombard Councilor for Welfare Giulio Gallera said. "They have been adopted for 7 days but can be extended to 14 to limit the spread of the virus and manage positive patients."
17.40 - Closed pubs and discos from 6 pm in Lombardy - "We have closed the commercial entertainment or leisure places from 6 pm, not the restaurants, therefore pubs and discos, places where there are many people". This was stated by the Lombard Welfare Councilor Giulio Gallera.
17.32 - Councilor Gallera: "A dead man in Cremona, he was an oncological patient" - "We have another death in Lombardy, in Cremona, a woman who was hospitalized in oncology with a very compromised situation and also had coronavirus". This was explained by the Lombard Welfare Councilor Giulio Gallera.
17.31 - Councilor Gallera: "112 cases in Lombardy, 53 in hospital and 17 in intensive care" - "We have made more than 880 tampons, 112 are the positive cases , with an average of 12%. Of the 53 hospitalized, 17 are in intensive care ". This was explained by the Lombard Welfare Councilor Giulio Gallera. Among the certain cases, he continued, there are "3 in Bergamo, 14 in Cremona, 49 in Lodi, one Monza, two cases on Milan province and two in Sondrio".
17.28 - Fourth infected in the province of Pavia - The fourth case of coronavirus positive patient in the province of Pavia has been recorded. After the couple of doctors from Pieve Porto Morone (Pavia) and a 78-year-old pensioner from Santa Cristina and Bissone (Pavia), 58-year-old man from Garlasco (Pavia) contracted the virus. After passing through the emergency room of the Vigevano hospital (Pavia), he was transferred to the infectious disease department of San Matteo di Pavia, where several other patients (including the other three Pavia) are hospitalized.
17.07 - Schools also closed in Emilia-Romagna until March 1st - Suspension of the activities of schools of all levels, kindergartens, universities, demonstrations and events and all forms of aggregation in public or private places, trips education and competitions. These are the measures adopted in Emilia-Romagna to combat the spread of Coronavirus, valid until next March 1st inclusive. They are foreseen in the order signed by the President Stefano Bonaccini and the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza.
17.03 - Count: "Implementing decree signed, measures for 14 days" - "I have just signed the implementing decree that orders these measures for the next 14 days". This was said by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in connection with 'Domenica In', underlining that this is the provision for making the measures decided by the CDM operational. "We ask for sacrifices to citizens, who will have to undergo personal restrictions - he added - but we pay them back with the assistance and the utmost attention for their health".
17.01 - Blocks on the roads of the Lodi area start - Filtering procedures start on the access roads to the red area of the Lodi area. Law enforcement officers are warning motorists that once they enter, they will no longer be able to leave. The blockages at the entrances of the ten municipalities, as required by government regulations, will start in a few minutes.
16.57 - Conte: "In the face of health there is no political color" - "Yesterday there was confirmation that in the face of the emergency there is no distinction between majority and opposition: we suspended the meeting of the Council of Ministers and I informed the opposition leaders about the steps we were taking. In the face of citizens' health there must be no distinction between political colors ”. This was said by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in connection with the program 'In Mezzora in pi?' on Rai 3.
16.53 - Conte: "4 thousand tests have already been done with the pad" - "We have already done 4 thousand checks with the pad. We are the first country in Europe that has decided on more rigorous and accurate controls and from the beginning we have opted for the maximum precaution and rigor line ". This was said by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in connection with 'In Mezzora in pi?'. As for the fact that Italy is the European country with the highest number of infections, Conte stressed that "it cannot be excluded that in other countries, in the face of as many rigorous controls, the numbers may increase there too".
16.45 - Conte: "Pursuing the utmost precaution" - "We work in connection with the Northern governors and ministers, constantly updated. I was surprised by this explosion of cases, which have been kept under control until recently. The maximum precautionary line paid off, although it would seem not. We must pursue the line of utmost precaution. We are trying to identify and limit outbreaks, we will do everything possible to contain the infection ". This was said by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in connection with the program 'In Mezzora in pi?' on Rai 3.
16.33 - About 500 agents of the armed forces to guard outbreak areas - About 500 men and women of the police and armed forces will be sent to Lombardy and Veneto to supervise access to the coronavirus outbreak areas and who must remain isolated . The staff will be integrated with those already present in the area and will be coordinated locally by the prefects, who will also have the task of indicating the 'rules of engagement for men committed to enforcing the provisions contained in the decree of the Council of Ministers.
16.10 - Four cases confirmed in the province of Bergamo - There are 4 cases of coronavirus in the Bergamo area, where the emergency room of the Alzano Lombardo hospital was closed in the afternoon, where two cases were recorded (a patient and a nurse). The emergency room is in solitary confinement and is considering whether to close the entire hospital. The other two cases were registered in Seriate and Bergamo.
15.30 - San Raffaele Hospital closes some wards to the public -Stop visits by relatives and friends to patients hospitalized in the intensive care and neurosurgery wards at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. It is one of the measures taken and published today by the facility, where a man from Sesto San Giovanni is found hospitalized and tested positive for the Sars-Cov-2 virus. According to the provisions of the Lombardy Regional Welfare Directorate, San Raffaele has decided that visits to the departments, it is said, are possible only at the times indicated on the structure's website and one visitor at a time. For some departments, greater restrictions were decided, such as stopping visitors for intensive care and neurosurgery. It was also decided that the surgical activity in election could undergo changes, of which the people concerned will be informed directly. The Monza hospital was also armored, where the patient of Crema tested positive for coronavirus is hospitalized. The intensive care unit and other associates were closed at the entrance to the public, pending further checks.
15.13 - New case ascertained in the Bergamo area - A person tested positive for the coronavirus in the Bergamo area and an emergency summit was immediately summoned to the Prefecture in Bergamo.
15.10 - Piedmont, 6 cases between Turin and Cuneo, including three Chinese - The six cases of contagion from Coronavirus ascertained in Piedmont are three in the province of Cuneo and three cases, including that of yesterday, in the province of Turin. This was confirmed by the president of Piedmont, Alberto Cirio, on the occasion of the meeting of the crisis unit in the regional civil protection headquarters, specifying that the three of Cuneo are of Chinese nationality, the three of the province of Turin of Italian nationality . "The three Chinese citizens - Cirio then specified - arrived from China on the 19th of this month and we are working assiduously with the regional health hygiene services those who have been the contacts they have or may have had". At the moment, the girl visited at Regina Margherita and whose parents have, on the other hand, tested positive is not positive. “We are doing all the analyzes and verifications to identify and isolate the contagion strainand we are in close relationship with the Prime Minister and with the other regions of Italy, "added Cirio, confirming shortly the signing of an order, consistent with that of Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli and Emilia Romagna, which establishes the closure "At least for the whole next week" of every school of order and grade. "Together with this - continued Cirio - we will proceed to suspend, and therefore not to authorize, every event and every cultural, recreational and sporting event that has the possibility of gathering people, both in places open to the public and in clubs. closed".
15.02 - Closed shopping centers in Sesto San Giovanni -Two shopping centers in Sesto San Giovanni were also closed after a 78-year-old elderly man residing in the city on the outskirts of Milan tested positive for the coronavirus. This is what was decided by the mayor Roberto Di Stefano who signed the ordinance "which issues drastic containment measures for the city". In addition to the suspension of activities in schools and the cancellation of all the events scheduled in the city, “all municipal services are suspended with the exception of the following essential services: marital status and electoral service; hygiene, health and care activities; protection of personal freedom and public safety; production and distribution of energy and basic necessities; waste collection and disposal; staff services ".
“I thought it important - Di Stefano explains - to guarantee drastic and incisive measures to protect the public health and safety of the citizens of Sesto. With seriousness and commitment, and without unnecessary alarmism, we continue to collaborate with the Lombardy Region, with the health authorities and with all the bodies concerned "
15.00 - Mayor Codogno: "We await government indications" - "We are waiting for the government to publish the decree announced 14 hours ago. What is currently in force is the Speranza-Fontana directive, so there are no blocks but only patrols on the street ”. This was explained by Francesco Passerini, mayor of Codogno (Lodi), contacted by telephone by the Ansa. "We are continuing as yesterday - he adds - because we have not yet had precise indications".
14.55 - Masses suspended throughout Lombardy - All religious services throughout Lombardy have been suspended and the speakers have been closed. So the dioceses have implemented the ordinance of the Lombardy Region for the coronavirus emergency.
14.50 - La Scala and Il Piccolo Theater in Milan suspend performances - The Scala Theater has decided to suspend "all performances as a precaution pending provisions". The same decision was also made by Il Piccolo Teatro, in line with the order signed by the president of Lombardy Attilio Fontana with the minister of health Roberto Speranza. The Pinacoteca di Brera was open this morning, but visitors were invited to leave as soon as the regional ordinance arrived.
14.45 - Epidemiologist: "In Italy we are third generation cases" - "It is presumable that the new coronavirus SarsCoV2 began to circulate in Italy towards the end of January, when the alert was still not at its maximum and the flights were not blocked : various subjects will have taken the infection, perhaps without realizing it. So what we are seeing now is already the third generation of cases. " This is the analysis done at Ansa by Pier Luigi Lopalco, professor of Hygiene at the University of Pisa. The number of cases in fact, he explains, " would double about every 7 days and this would explain the current number of cases in Italy".
14.40 - 24h police patrols in 35 gates in the red area of Lodigiano - The police patrols will guard 24 gates access to the red area in the Lodi area 24 hours a day, which includes the territory of 10 municipalities, and 8 gates to enter the territory of V? Euganeo. The belt plan for the areas identified as an outbreak by the spread of the coronavirus was defined this morning at the Public Security Department chaired by the police chief Franco Gabrielli, in constant contact with the prefects of Lodi and Padua.
14:15 - Zaia: "The case of the infected couple from Venice worries us" - "The case of the two octogenarians hospitalized in the civil hospital of Venice in intensive care worries us a lot". The Governor of Veneto said this about the two elderly people hospitalized in the lagoon capital because they are affected by Coronavirus. "They have had no contact with the Chinese community - he added - we are reconstructing their history and proceeding, as per protocol, in concentric phases to trace the contacts they had".
14.00 - Schools also closed in Piedmont - Piedmontese schools of all levels will be closed one week from Monday. This is what would emerge from the meeting of the task force on coronavirus at the Piedmontese civil protection headquarters in Turin.
13.55 - Stable 40-year-old hospitalized in Turin - The 40-year-old infected with coronavirus and hospitalized in Turin "is in stable condition". This is learned from the director of the clinic of infectious diseases of the Amedeo di Savoia hospital in Turin Giovanni Di Perri. It is an extension of the Lombard epidemic, following contacts with people infected in Lombardy. Testing on family members of man is underway.
13.50 - 17-year-old Valtellina transferred to hospital in Lecco - It was decided to transfer the 17-year-old Valtellinese who tested positive for coronavirus from his home to the Manzoni hospital in Lecco. At the moment the boy has no more fever, is well and appears to be recovering. Meanwhile, Ats della Montagna has promoted a meeting to arrange and take on the necessary clinical checks for other peers of the infected minor, all students residing in neighboring countries and also attending the Tosi di Agraria institute in Lodi
13.40 - Zaia: "Canceled Venice Carnival" - "We signed with Minister Speranza the order with which all public and private events are blocked, including the Venice Carnival, the closure of schools and museums until the first of March". The president of Veneto, Luca Zaia, said during the crisis unit in Marghera, stressing that "fairs and museums" will also be closed. "The ordinance is effective immediately and will come into effect from midnight," he added. In Veneto, "disinfection of all public transport" has been ordered, including "local and non-local trains, an aspect of which I have already spoken also with Trenitalia" and water buses in the city of Venice.
13.30 - "Vo 'Euganeo will be isolated" - "There have been quite clear indications to completely armor V? Euganeo both at the entrance and at the exit, so nobody can exit and the area will be completely isolated". This was stated by Marcello Bano, vice-president of the Province of Padua, on the sidelines of the coronavirus meeting taking place in the prefecture in Padua.
13.20 - University of Genoa also suspends activities - To prevent the risk of contagion from coronavirus, the University of Genoa "has cautiously decided to suspend all teaching activities (lessons and exams) for a week starting tomorrow, Monday 24 February". The rector of the Paolo Comanducci University announced this morning.
13.15 - Gallera: "We are evaluating the closing of stores in Lombardy" - "We are going to evaluate these aspects": thus the Lombard Welfare Councilor Giulio Gallera replied to SkyTg24 to a question on the possible closure of the stores in Lombardy. Gallera then explained that there may be other measures in addition to the suspension of "the whole school and entertainment sector" already decided by the Region.
13.05 - Universities in Piedmont closed - Didactic activities in Piedmont universities are suspended for a week due to the Coronavirus issue. This was announced by the regional health councilor, Luigi Icardi.
12.45 - All schools in Lombardy - Lombardy Region closed , in relation to the evolution of the spread of Coronavirus, an Ordinance is being prepared, signed by President Attilio Fontana in consultation with the minister of health Roberto Speranza, valid for the whole Lombardy region. The document, as soon as it is issued, will be sent to all the prefects of the Lombard provinces for timely communication to the mayors. The order will be effective until a new order is made. The measures envisaged include: the suspension of events or initiatives of any nature, of events and of any form of meeting in public or private places, also of a cultural, recreational, sporting and religious nature, even if carried out in closed places open to the public. There is also a suspension of childcare services and schools of all levels, as well as the attendance of school and higher education activities,professional courses, masters, courses for the health professions and universities for the elderly, with the exception of the trainees and trainees of the health professions, except for training activities carried out remotely. The suspension of public opening services for museums and other institutes and places of culture has also been ordered. The order, the exact contents of which will be made known in the next few hours, will be subject to changes following the evolution of the epidemiological scenario. The recommendation to all citizens to respect hygiene measures for respiratory diseases such as washing their hands often with hydroalcoholic solutions, avoiding close contact with people suffering from respiratory infections, do not touch their eyes, nose and mouth with their hands, cover your nose and mouth if you sneeze or cough,
12.33 - Emilia Romagna evaluates the closure of schools and universities - The Emilia-Romagna Region is "considering the closure of every school of order and grade, kindergartens, public and private sports facilities and museums" for the health situation linked to the coronavirus. A decision, explains President Stefano Bonaccini, that "we are examining and defining in all its aspects, also in light of the measures passed by the Council of Ministers yesterday evening".
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