Coronavirus, Hope: "the situation is serious, not to be underestimated". Tofalo: Defense ready with 6600 beds ".

 

"The situation is serious, not to be underestimated " and there will be "an evolution of the global diffusion for a few more weeks". Minister Roberto Speranza would have said so, speaking at Palazzo Chigi, during the summit on the coronavirus emergency in the presence of all parliamentary forces.

The news is reported by AdnKronos. For Speranza the goal is the “containment of the diffusion and mitigation of the impact on the national health service". The health minister allegedly stressed that "80% of cases are similar to influenza, 15% of cases are manageable with treatment," while 5% "of cases are manifested by" respiratory crisis ". The situation will be clearer "not earlier than another week, ten days". For Speranza, in fact, "today we discover cases of people infected previously by the measures adopted by the government". "Sunday we will understand the effects on the red zone".

The scientific technical committee wanted by Conte has sent the Ministry of Health the recommendations to be addressed to "all Italians": elderly people at home, avoiding crowded places. Those who have a fever must stay home even if they have no suspicion of having contracted Covid-19. Sports events behind closed doors for thirty days, stop at conferences.

"We are trying to increase the share of reanimation beds by 50%, that of pulmonology and infectious disease beds by 100% ”. "It is possible that we will come to a new Dpcm that will gather further indications from scientists, foreseeing a great communication campaign".

La DEFENSE therefore, made available, in case of need and at the request of the competent authorities on the emergency #coronavirus, a total of approx 2200 rooms and about 6600 beds, distributed throughout the national territory, in favor of citizens who may have to undergo the surveillance period.So the Undersecretary of State for Defense, Angelo Tofalo on his profile fb.

The Dicastery, the Undersecretary continues, is also available to advise on the emergency through a portion of its medical staff, on the recommendation of the Minister of Defense, if a specific request is received and compatibly with the operational needs that these personnel are already called to perform in defense, in Italy and in missions abroad. Specifically, to respond to the needs of the Lombard territories, the Ministry is preparing in these hours the prompt dispatch of 10 doctors and 14 nurses, to reach a total of 20 doctors and 20 nurses.

The current infrastructural predisposition has entailed the application of an inter-force reception and health observation device aimed at guaranteeing citizens an accurate control of their health and a possible stay in quarantine. To date, the structures in use required by the Defense to face the coronavirus emergency are those of the Army Sports Center of the Cecchignola Army, the housing center of the Military Application School at the Riberi barracks in Turin and the Celio military hospital in Rome, which also provides hospital care. A fourth structure will be activated shortly, always at the request of the Civil Protection, which is the Annibaldi barracks in Milan, near Baggio.

 

 

The Armed Forces play their part in the "country system" thanks to constant management of the health emergency in coordination with the Department of Civil Protection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Health.

The Operations Room (H24 / 7 on 7) of the IOC dedicated to the Emergency continues to monitor the situation of the Italian military in all national and international missions and operations and to share information of interest with the other departments committed to coping with the emergency sanitary.

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Coronavirus, Hope: "the situation is serious, not to be underestimated". Tofalo: Defense ready with 6600 beds ".