Some initiatives have been launched to encourage adherence to the prophylaxis campaign. Messages from local sportsmen are also expected
BELLUNO. Discharged today, Tuesday 20 July, the only patient who had been hospitalized at the Belluno hospital in early July following the infection caused by the Delta (or Indian) variant contracted after a spa stay outside the region. From today, therefore, the San Martino di Belluno is Covid free.
In the meantime, however, from the Ulss 1 Dolomiti comes the appeal to citizens not only to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus “there are many free seats that can be booked on our site”, explained the general director, Maria Grazia Carraro, but also to undergo the swab, which remains free and with free access, upon returning from vacation or for tourists arriving in the Belluno area. “The regional ordinance has come into force which recommends all those who move to undergo the test either in the airports, or even in the Covid point of the individual territories. We have four drive-ins available that can be accessed. The sooner the positivity is identified, the sooner it is possible to stem the spread of the virus “, said Carraro who then added:” Even our staff who return from vacation, before returning to work, are subjected to the test “
In terms of the prophylaxis campaign, 66.3% of the vaccinable population received at least one dose, while 56.4% also received the second. Therefore, 61,475 people from Belluno are still missing: and the health care company will concentrate its efforts on these. “We have launched a new campaign entitled” #WpertuttiNoi “, aimed above all at young people from sports clubs so that they can get immunized and thus start again in the autumn with the activities », explained the managing director, adding that in support of this pro vaccine initiative, some important people in the area were also called to act as” influencers “. Among them is Loris Paoletti, a polio survivor who has deprived him of the use of his legs. But with great willpower he managed in part to recover the functionality of the limbs and is also part of the Assi association. this new disease ”, concluded the CEO.