No vax and government in breakdown, Nardella fury: “Immediate lockdown for those who do not want vaccines”
Florence, January 5, 2022 – worried . At times very angry. Mayor Dario Nardella he is very worried about how Florence (but in reality the whole of Italy) will have to face the post-Befana.
Mayor, what do you worry about?
“The situation is dramatic (then he stops and syllable strongly the word ed). In Florence we are at 2,250 positives today (yesterday for the reader). Three out of 4 swabs are positive. And since the beginning of the pandemic we have among 32 thousand and 40 thousand infected. The gap is so high because the tracing has jumped. And then we are 15% of ordinary beds occupied for Covid. And in the face of this we have no rules on quarantines and no vax. In Florence, many schools will reopen January 7, but the decree with the new rules for quarantine 10 will only come into force on. Many will not be able to return to work to respect the old rules “.
Did you make any decisions for the municipal offices?
“Starting immediately, I inserted the obligation of the Ffp2 masks in all the municipal administration offices. It applies to the 3,700 employees. But we distribute them for free. We will give one a day for each employee. Excluding those who are in smart working because I’m in quarantine for close contacts I don’t understand why the government doesn’t do it for all the schools in the country.
And how do you see going back to school?
“So: the government has made it clear that it does not intend to extend the closure, but the problem is that now we need to put students in a position to be able to go to school. It is an unforgivable, very serious mistake, that in our country we risk keeping our students with their father at home while 8 million No-vax can go to work, or on vacation or in any case around, without vaccine. They explained the negativity well, partly false “.
Would you like the mandatory vaccine or the lockdown for the unvaccinated?
“Yes, because otherwise it is always the school that has to pay. What is the logic: the nursery school teachers have to get vaccinated, the social workers don’t. The employees of the registry office who have relations with citizens, no. What is the meaning? mandatory vaccine must be provided for all.
A decision that the government has not made.
“Politics has decided not to do it. Instead it must take courage and decide. After the Epiphany, in January, we will find ourselves with a situation of great uncertainty and confusion. The truth is that we let ourselves be caught unprepared by Omicron. Germany has For some time now the lockdown has been imposed on the unvaccinated “.
What can the mayors do?
“We can only insist with the Regions and the Government so that there is more clarity on the rules. Why don’t the new rules be brought forward to January 7? And then because the students go to school without a green pass. The mayors have respected this for weeks. consistently in a rule that allows you to go to school without a green pass, but the kids have to kill to take public transport. There is no logic! ”
His is a strong political criticism, even of his Pd …
“In fact, the Democratic Party has asked for the vaccination obligation, it must make it a decisive issue for the support of the Government. Compulsory vaccine or lockdown for non-vaccinated people over the age of 18. The mayors do their utmost to manage the situation, but I would like to remind you that in Florence out of 18700 adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age in 1900 had psychological problems and at Meyer hospitalizations increased by 30 percent. And then in Italy only 10 percent of the population accesses ultra-broadband, one Italian on ten. How can we expect to go back to Dad. It’s a wrong shortcut. ”
The pandemic has changed habits, the Florentines do not use public transport.
“It’s a big problem. In December the users of the tramway decreased by 30 percent and it is plausible that on the buses it went even worse. But in reality buses and tramways, where you can only get on if vaccinated and with the Ffp2 mask, are safe And I ask Autolinee Toscane and the Railways to increase controls and reassure the population.
Paola Fichera
Cristina Privitera
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