Campania Governor Vincenzo De Luca on
Friday called for a new national lockdown in response to the
rise in COVID-19 cases and said he will impose one soon in his
region.
Italy has seen a sharp rise in contagion and registered over
16,000 new cases and 136 deaths on Thursday.
"The current contagion figures render any type of partial
measure ineffective," De Luca said.
"It is necessary to close everything, except for sectors that
produce and move essential goods.
"It is indispensable to stop movement between regions and
between towns.
"Frankly, I can't see how limited measures can be effective in
this situation.
"In any case, Campania will go in this direction very soon".
De Luca has already closed the region's schools until the end of
the month and is one of several governors to have imposed a
curfew, which will run from 23:00 to 5:00 every day from Friday.
Premier Giuseppe Conte, on the other hand, on Friday called on
the Italian public to be especially scrupulous in respecting the
rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in order to prevent the
nation having to endure a second lockdown.
"We must avert a second nationwide lockdown," Conte said.
"That's why we must remain vigilant and ready to intervene where
necessary".
The premier admitted that "there growing concern about the
increase in contagion in Europe and Italy". "We must keep
attention high, strengthened by the experience of the spring.
"We must contain contagion and seek to avoid the stoppage of
production and labour activities, the closure of public offices
and the closure of the schools".
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