Covid today Veneto, Zaia: “Without vaccines, a massacre”

“With these numbers, without vaccines it would have been a massacre”. Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto, takes stock of the covid situation in the region, in a day characterized by a bulletin with 6,381 infections and 28 deaths. “It seems, ironically, that the curve in the country has flattened in the last 5-6 days. This is the crucial week. We have about 200 people in intensive care, but for about ten days the figure has remained at that level and this it is a positive sign: it is clear that the vaccine has done its job. I think I can say that in health accounting we have disposed of the effects of the Christmas holidays “, explains the president of Veneto.” Today’s patients are not veterans of the holidays , now we must try to understand if this week could represent the halfway point or if it is still a prelude to ‘uncooled’ scenarios. The occupancy rate of the medical area is 25%, 5 points from the threshold to pass in the area orange – he says, rattling off the data -. Intensive care is occupied by 20%, therefore an orange parameter. The incidence is 2,403 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants: if I had had this incidence in February 2020, without a vaccine, we would have had a massacre. With these numbers, without vaccines it would have been a massacre “. “We are still worried, we are not letting our guard down: we need to understand if there is a precipice or if there is solid ground. This week – he repeats – is crucial”.