Omicron variant, Christmas in the yellow or orange zone: Regions at risk

From the white zone to the yellow or orange zone for the Christmas holidays. With the increase in covid infections in Italy and the threat of the Omicron variant, the Regions are changing color or are preparing to do so in view of the ISS monitoring data and the control room. Veneto is at risk of the orange zone, explains Zaia, while Lombardy is poised between white and yellow. Instead, it will be the yellow zone on New Year’s Eve for Lazio. And while Liguria has already changed color by turning to yellow, the governor of Campania De Luca warns: “Compared to the data we have, we should already be in the orange zone”. Read also “VENETO TOWARDS THE ORANGE ZONE” – Veneto towards the orange zone for covid infections that will continue to grow. This is the scenario that governor Luca Zaia outlines. The region has just landed in the yellow zone. “Our model says that at least until the first week of January we will be growing” with infections “and approaching the orange zone. This will continue to allow us to live almost normally because we are vaccinated. For those who are not, however, it means closure. of municipal boundaries and many activities “, he says, referring to the limitations that will apply to those who do not have the Super green pass. According to the numbers of today’s bulletin, the region has recorded another 4,716 infections and 21 deaths. New cases were identified on 24,183 molecular swabs, while antigenic ones were 121,571. The positivity rate is 3.24%. The covid patients in hospital in the non-critical area are 1,167 (+48): the occupation of the wards is 17%. 174 people are hospitalized in intensive care (+7). “On the vaccination front – explains Zaia – we are doing well. Yesterday we had almost 50 thousand vaccinations. After the fifth month from the second dose we know that the booster is needed. I therefore appeal to the over 70s. in particular. After 5 months you have to go for the third dose. I remember that for the over 80 there is free access “. LOMBARDY WAITING – “A year ago we were in the red zone and the hospitals were under unspeakable pressure, today, both as regards admissions to ordinary care and intensive care, the number is growing but is still under control. admissions to intensive care have recently exceeded the fateful measure of 10%, while as regards ordinary therapies we are at 12.3%, so we should wait for Thursday’s data to understand if we will pass in the yellow zone or we will remain in the white zone “, the president of the Lombardy Region Attilio Fontana told ‘Buongiorno’, on Sky Tg24.” The data show that the number of infections is growing, but that the number of hospitalizations both in intensive care and Vaccination has evidently contributed substantially to lowering the severity of infections, “he adds. “We could remain blank, but it is clear that we will have to put in place a series of greater attentions, so we must always keep the mask in the gatherings, always indoors, keep a certain distance and not let ourselves go to excessive kisses and hugs, we will have to stay a lot then we will wait if the government on Thursday will take further measures or not “, concludes Fontana.” LAZIO YELLOW ZONE FOR NEW YEAR “- Lazio in the yellow zone for New Year’s Eve while from 23 December the mask will be mandatory outdoors. “Compared to a year ago, the pressure on the hospital network is much, much less. That said, we are still in a white zone situation, but with an evolution that is likely to lead us to a color change towards the New Year,” he said yesterday. ‘Lazio councilor for health, Alessio D’Amato, to the microphones of’ In Vivavoce ‘on Rai Radio 1. Today, meanwhile, in Lazio on 22,407 molecular swabs and 42,131 antigenic swabs for a total of 64,538 swabs, 2,285 new cases are recorded positive (+647), 13 deaths (-1), 915 hospitalized (+11), 128 people in intensive care (+9) and +1,104 recovered. The ratio of positives to swabs is 3.5%. The cases in Rome city are at an altitude of 1,191 “.” CAMPANIA FROM THE ORANGE AREA “-” I invite you to be careful because the Omicron variant is exploding. Compared to the data we have of Campania’s healthcare, we should already be in the orange zone, not the yellow zone. “This was stated by the president of the Campania Region Vincenzo De Luca, in his speech to the Regional Council during the session on the budget.” The data which arrived yesterday – added De Luca – was 12.5% ​​of places in the medical area for ordinary Covid hospitalizations and 6% of intensive care places. The thresholds are respectively 15% for the medical area and 10% for intensive care. Now we have to check on a daily basis that national parameters are not exceeded otherwise we get hurt, because we are already over the threshold for the level of contagion per 100 thousand inhabitants. We hold up because we hold up on admissions in the medical area and in intensive care. From a strictly health point of view, we would have an interest in going immediately to the orange zone, but from a social and economic point of view, no, because it would be a tragedy to block the region’s economy again. So right now we are trying to free places in ordinary wards to welcome Covid patients, knowing that this is something that weighs on the life of our community because we delay other interventions, obviously not urgent ones obviously “. On additional intensive care places, De Luca he stressed that “we must reopen, knowing that we have a dramatic staffing problem. The problem is not the facilities, we built 120 additional intensive care places last year and we were subjected to idiotic, infamous media attacks. There are no anesthetists, no staff, we have to block other activities in other departments, but it is clear that if we reach 10% of the intensive care units there is nothing else to do, we have to close the rest. We are giving our soul to seek an agreement with our medical managers in order not to exceed the two thresholds provided for by the national standard. “LIGURIA YELLOW ZONE FROM 20 DECEMBER – Liguria yellow zone from Monday 20 December for two weeks. This was announced by the president of the region and councilor for health Giovanni Toti. “From Monday Liguria will be in the yellow zone for the next two weeks. According to the report of December 16, the average weekly incidence per 100 thousand inhabitants stands at 313 (314 Savona, 235 Spezia, 647 Imperia , 229 Genoa) while the number of beds occupied in the medical area is 17% and those in intensive care are 12% “, he says, adding:” A figure that we expected given the circulation of the virus in recent days and which confirms how we are in the peak of the fourth wave. Fortunately, thanks to vaccines, hospitals and intensive care are one third occupied compared to last year and this allows us not to have alarm situations in our hospitals from there”.