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Pfizer prices, J&J move, Oxford study, Draghi-style reopening, clashes between ministers

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Pfizer prices, J&J move, Oxford study, Draghi-style reopening, clashes between ministers

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WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CONTROL BOOTH

REOPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL: INFO, DATES AND UNCERTAINTIES

PFIZER SQUIRTS

ADVERSE OR EXAGGERATE REACTIONS?

PART STUDIES

VACCINAL CONCERT?

THE NUMBERS OF VACCINES AVAILABLE

THE NUMBERS OF THE OVER 80

THE TWO GERMANIES

AIR OF CRITICISM FROM THE COURT OF AUDITORS

ARIDATECE ALBERTINI

GIOVANNINI STOPPA RUSTICHELLI

CHINESE EXPLOIT

QUISQUILIE & PINZILLACCHERE

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EXTRACT FROM AN ARTICLE BY FRANCESCA SARZANINI ON CORRIERE DELLA SERA:

It will be the weekly monitoring data that will arrive on Friday, April 23, to establish which regions can enter the yellow band. And every week the list of the various bands will be updated. The number of newly infected will be taken into account, but also that of the healed. The health facilities and the places occupied in intensive care will be assessed. But above all we will examine the data relating to vaccinated people, with particular attention to the elderly and frail people. The key number to be observed will in any case be that of the Rt value, the transmissibility index.

Movement between regions

From 26 April it will be possible to move freely between the regions that are in the yellow band. But not only. A special "pass", the same as that designed by the European Union, will allow people to go to the regions that are in the orange or red band as well. You will need to have a certificate proving that you have been subjected to the vaccine, or have carried out an antigenic or molecular swab that tested negative in the previous 48 hours or have had Covid and be cured. The decree will determine whether the certification is sufficient or whether a special card must be issued by the health authority.

From 26 April dinners and soccer

The first to leave, on April 26, will be bars and restaurants that have outdoor tables. They will be able to accommodate customers for lunch and dinner. At the table it will be necessary to be a maximum of four and the number of diners can only increase if you are living together. It will not be possible to stop outside the premises, or to consume food and drinks standing. The sale for take-away and home delivery remains permitted.

It is also possible to practice outdoor sports, not only individually. In addition to gymnastics, running, cycling and tennis – already allowed now – it will be possible to play basketball and five-a-side football. Cinemas and theaters reopen, always respecting the spacing rule and with a limited capacity.

Museums, exhibitions and archaeological parks will be open.

It will be enough to book and follow the guidelines already established that provide for admissions and limited-time visits. The public in the stadiums Already from 1 May it may be possible to attend sporting events in sports halls and stadiums. The number of spectators allowed will be fixed in the decree, but the hypothesis contained in the document prepared by the ministry's experts provides for the entry of 500 people inside the closed structures and 1,000 in those outdoors. The Technical Scientific Committee is studying the guidelines for the International Tennis Championships scheduled at the Foro Italico in Rome from 8 May.

In the pool from May 15th

The middle of May is the date set to return to swimming. You can go to the outdoor pools, but you can also go back to the beach.In the establishments it will be allowed to arrange deck chairs and umbrellas as long as the distance is respected. Between one umbrella and another in the same row there must be four and a half meters, between different rows five meters. Deck chairs and sun loungers must be placed two meters from each other. The restaurants and bars in these structures observe the same rules as other public places. The restaurants indoors From 1 June the restaurants will be able to accommodate customers also indoors, but only for lunch. The protocols were changed and the distance between the tables was increased to two meters. For the staff it remains the obligation to wear a mask, a protection that must also be used by customers when they are not seated at the table. However, it will not yet be possible to dine inside.

June 1st in the gym

You will have lunch indoors and you can go to the gym. Also in this case, strict guidelines have been defined that provide for the booking of the lesson and some restrictions inside the changing rooms. The protocol validated by the Technical Scientific Committee does not allow the use of showers and requires the sanitization of the equipment for each use. It is also mandatory to keep your items inside plastic wrappers.

Eventually spas and fairs

In the calendar established by the government, the last date is that of 1 July. That day the spas will be reopened. It will then be possible to participate in fairs and conferences in person, albeit with the same rules as indoor events. For some events, where a particular turnout of the public is expected, the "pass" certifying the "non-contagiousness" will be required.

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EXTRACT FROM AN ARTICLE BY FRANCESCO VERDERAMI ON CORRIERE DELLA SERA:

The bolt tactic, the rigorous line on the pandemic that the Health Minister had so far applied, has not withstood the premier's pressure, his desire to reopen the country. Thus, during the meeting of the control room, Draghi put his project into action, which is a sign of discontinuity with the past. It is true that for reasons of political expediency it was decided to pass the agreement as a unanimous agreement. But it is equally true that the Prime Minister had first to overcome a grim and suffocating defense, perched around the thesis of Speranza – also supported by the spokesman of the Cts Brusaferro – according to which it was right to plan the reopenings but in view of May and perhaps for the middle of the month.

They say that in the meetings Draghi is increasingly in tune with the president of the Higher Health Council, and that thanks to a triangulation with Locatelli he has bypassed the rear guard of the penalty takers. The goal that definitively closed the game came at the end of a discussion on motor activities, when Brusaferro – in the extreme attempt to save the goal – said yes to outdoor sports, but avoiding contact games. "Come on," replied the prime minister: "Could we ever distinguish between golf and soccer?". And the ball rolled into the net. It is a small detail, however enough to make us understand the idea behind Draghi's strategy and that it is not a concession to Salvini.

If anything, at yesterday's summit, the premier worked to create a synthesis between the block of the Giallorossi delegates and the pressing of the League. Because it was clear that the problem of the date for reopening was (and remains) a political problem as well as a scientific one. We saw it when Giorgetti put the problem in no uncertain terms: «So let's say that the crux is Salvini. But know that in this way I will no longer be able to silence the controversy. There are regions that should have been in the yellow zone for two weeks and that should still be in the orange zone for another two weeks. Where then is the evidence of the data? ». And so, with a long discussion, which – to quote Draghi – is the "contrast between two reasons".

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/pfizer-oxford-draghi-ministri/ on Sat, 17 Apr 2021 08:32:03 +0000.