Phase 2: The World Health Organization yesterday announced six requirements to proceed. He said that "no nation meets all the criteria, but each country must act by assessing the risk". You have to “check the transmission of the infection; have a health system capable of detecting, testing, isolating and treating every case and tracing every contact ". And again “to minimize the risks in health facilities and nursing homes; implement preventive measures in workplaces, schools and other places where it is essential for people to go. The risks of importing contagion must be managed and communities must be fully educated ".
The actual date of Phase 2 (May 4?) And the mode, variable at regional level.
Stop at rush hour: staggered exits
The entry and exit times for workers and students will be staggered. Each mayor will have the duty to decide the time slots in which public and private offices will be active. Regarding the schools, the hypothesis is that of a return in September. As far as companies and factories are concerned, they can already resume work by adapting to the protocols of safety and social distancing, communicating the request to the competent prefect. The factories will be able to foresee a production cycle of up to 24 hours, dividing the workers into small numbers. There are also incentives for smart working, for companies and employees.
Transportation in Phase 2
Transport Minister Paola De Micheli is in line with the staggering of activities: "we have to imagine a completely different organizational model of society", based on "a change in frequencies at peak times and working hours". A fractional and spaced entry and exit modality will be waiting for us also here with the help of staff. The seats on public transport will probably alternate and there will be marked lines on the ground for those traveling on foot.
App: spaced control during Phase 2
One App will be chosen from among 300 or more proposals. By tracing the citizens, if a positive has emerged, it will be easier to carry out a screening of people and places frequented to limit the spread of the virus. The app will have to stick to guidelines well defined and will have to clarify the privacy issue. There are also two models to choose from. The first is the geolocation of Colao, the other via bluetooth as suggested by the Pisano Ministry of Innovation. The app to be installed on our mobile phones could be pan-European.
Protections and spacings
Workers will re-enter Phase 2 in sanitized environments with masks, gloves, respecting the safety distance and all other measures provided. Probably, they will start serological tests out of a sample of 150 thousand people (divided by job profile, gender and six age groups). It will also be necessary to determine how the masks will be worn. The Civil Protection estimates that around 2-300 million masks will be needed per month. As from the beginning of the emergency, the WHO will always be the spokesperson on which the choices will depend.
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