Covid, infections are falling and a new Dpcm for Christmas

New Dpcm to regulate commercial hours, carrying out religious rites and travel during the Christmas holidays. The government says 'no' to possible loosening of restrictions, requested by the Regions for the Christmas period.

"We must avoid travel between regions and keep the limit of 22 for circulation: they are two central and essential points of the security model that we are building together". Thus the Minister for Regional Affairs Francesco Boccia during the State-Regions Conference. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health announces that, in the last 24 hours, they have registered, 19.350 new positive cases (yesterday 16.433) while the increase in tampons is equal to 182.100 (yesterday 130.524). The new deaths are 785 (yesterday 672) while the discharged healed are 784.595. In intensive care they remain hospitalized 3663 people (a very good -81 compared to yesterday). Overall, the positive cases recorded so far are 779.945 (8.526 less than yesterday).

A new Dpcm for the holiday season

The new Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers (Dpcm) could last at least until Sunday 10 January, according to what is being debated in the State-Regions conference. The Dpcm being drafted should come into force as early as next Friday, 4 December. From the first rumors, a curfew would remain, from 22pm onwards, even at Christmas and New Year; while bars and restaurants will probably close at 18pm.

How to avoid contagion indoors

Maintaining the right degree of humidity and adequate air exchange prevents the spread of the virus in indoor environments, especially where the risk is higher, such as hospitals and doctors' offices. This is confirmed by an international study conducted, among others, by CNR-Isac researchers and published on'International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

 It is well known that the SARS-CoV-2 it is not only transmitted by direct contact, but can spread through the air through "droplets“, The droplets of nebulized saliva. “Although the virus itself is on the order of a hundred nanometers in size it has been verified that an infected person, through breathing, vocalization, coughing, sneezing, can emit an aerosol potentially containing SARS-CoV-2 ". This is confirmed by Francesca Costabile, researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences of the National Research Council (Cnr-Isac).