White zone, Andreoni: “More contagion risk, delicate phase”

With the passage of some regions of Italy into the white zone “there is a risk that infections will increase because the perception of the pandemic will inevitably decrease. I have few doubts about this. We are still in a delicate moment and lifting the curfew will not help in this”. Massimo Andreoni, scientific director of the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (Simit) and head of Infectious Diseases at the Tor Vergata Polyclinic in Rome, underlines this to Adnkronos Health. Read also “We have always said that during a very important vaccination campaign like the one we are experiencing – adds Andreoni – the risk of selecting virus mutations increases if the percentage of infected people is not lowered. For this reason we should pay maximum attention to enjoy the moment. of greater freedom without forgetting – he concludes – caution in conduct and compliance with the rules adopted up to now “.