Nicolò, the 17-year-old who had to stay in China in the Wuhan province because found with a few tenths of a fever, will still not be able to leave the country, at the moment there are no free slots at the Chinese military airport, the only possible access to reach Wuhan.
Fortunately, Nicolò tested negative for the new Covid-19 and most likely tomorrow the operation, carried out by the Farnesina with the support of the Defense, will bring home the minor from Grado.
As reported by Corriere della Sera, not even yesterday, nor for today, in fact, the control tower of the Chinese airport has granted the authorization to land the Italian flight. Logistical and priority reasons, leaks from the Foreign Ministry, due to the congestion of air traffic on Wuhan of aircraft that are transporting basic necessities, supplies of medicines, disinfectants and masks, to the nine million inhabitants in quarantine.
The go-ahead will be given as soon as possible, from Rome the plane for the transport of Niccolò will be able to take off, set up in bio-containment structure as required by military procedures. If the boy does not have a fever, once in Italy, he will still have to face a period of isolation at Celio; otherwise he will be admitted directly to the Spallanzani Infectious Diseases Institute.
The Chinese authorities have expressed their willingness to help the Italian government to bring the seventeen year old home and the ambassador is personally following the case. To slow down the times, in fact, would be only technical issues. In the meantime, however, while Niccolò is left on stand-by, the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority hopes that some countries, including Italy, will follow the advice of international organizations and lift travel restrictions as soon as possible. facilitate cross-border links.
Yesterday the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza received the ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Italy, Li Junhua and the topic of the reopening of scheduled flights with China was at the center of the conversation. The Chinese civil aviation sector, as also expressed by Liang Nan, an official of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), has made it known that he is willing to collaborate with other countries and to adopt strict measures to contain the epidemic to safeguard the health of passengers. "The Civil Aviation Administration of China understands the decision to reduce the number of flights and has promptly approved these measures. At the same time - observed Liang - the CAAC organized and authorized various charter flights to allow the movement of many passengers who were stuck, both Chinese and foreign ". However, some countries, according to the Chinese official, would have reacted excessively by suspending flights to and from China. The Asian giant, therefore, renews its appeal to lift travel restrictions, asking for compliance with the indications of international organizations, the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) in the lead which has invited member countries to follow the recommendations on travel and health issues issued by the WHO and not to impose restrictions incompatible with international health standards.
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