“Close gyms and smarter working but open schools”

Published on: 10/16/2020 15:02

The time has come to “take important and urgent decisions: some regions are on the verge of sustainability. We need to strengthen smartworking, to always be implemented where possible, and keep schools open, closing non-essential activities such as gyms and clubs”. This was stated to Adnkronos Health Walter Ricciardi, advisor to the Minister of Health and ordinary of general and applied hygiene at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Catholic University of Rome, after the surge in positives recorded in Italy. According to the expert “the road is clear”, after the curfew announced in France and the numerous distressed Italian regions: “I am thinking of Lombardy, Campania, but also Lazio, Puglia, Piedmont”.

“Where the rates of contagion are clearly higher than 1 it is necessary to intervene”, otherwise there is the risk that the situation gets out of hand, Ricciardi reiterates. And if the governor of Campania, Vincenzo De Luca, announced the closure of schools until October 30, “this is a scientifically unjustified decision – specifies the expert – Rather, non-essential activities should be closed”. To stop running the virus. As for the ‘node’ of local public transport, “there is a great delay: nothing has been done. If it is not possible to intensify the races, the entrances to the school must be staggered”.

While the cases of Covid-19 increase exponentially, “it is good to remember that the mask must always be worn. In my way of thinking, even at school and also in the classroom”, Ricciardi emphasizes, specifying that it is “my personal opinion “and reiterating that” schools must remain open “.

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