In women's B2 the Zerosystem S.Damaso could celebrate direct promotion at home, beating Cervia at 17.30 pm, while a Hydroplants Soliera only theoretically in the running for the playoffs, must win by three in Filottrano, and hope for the misfortunes of others. Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Receive our weekly Newsletterand set tailored daily news alerts Range addresses an overlooked area in sustainable textile production Clothing/​Footwear, Sustainable will introduce its new Revecol range of textile processing auxiliaries made from recycled vegetable cooking oil at ITMA 2023 in Milan from June 8-14 The Revecol range consists of 18 separate products including detergents and degreasing and soaping agents treatments for imparting permanent hydrophilicity and much more each tailored to specific fibres and their blends Chemical auxiliaries play a crucial role at several stages of the textile production cycle – from material preparation to dyeing and finishing – but represent a complex challenge and have been somewhat overlooked when 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Techtextil 2017 Garmon Studio China open for collaboration As Europe’s longest lockdown ends we talk to medics daughters and volunteers about their experiences a 38-year-old anaesthetist at Codogno hospital in the northern Lombardy region was horrified when she saw the image of the lungs of Mattia Maestri an otherwise fit and healthy person of the same age as he underwent a CT scan on the morning of 20 February Photograph: Annalisa Malara“The image was monstrous – within less than 48 hours his pneumonia had transformed from being something small into something devastating,” she said “But the idea that this patient could be infected with such severity really threw me – he was young this is also what helped to make the diagnosis as the case was so striking.” Malara was looking at the lungs of Italy’s “patient 1” the first confirmed case of domestic transmission of the virus in a country where it would go on to kill nearly 29,000 people the coronavirus seemed like something that was so remote only happening in China and other Asian countries as the rest of the world watched from a distance but nobody could ever have imagined that it would spread so much in Italy,” she said Testing at the time was only for those who had returned from China and Malara had to bend the guidelines to order a Covid-19 swab for Maestri When the result came back it prompted both the closure of the hospital’s emergency wing and a government order to quarantine the entire town south of Milan marking Europe’s first coronavirus lockdown Maestri had had symptoms typical of coronavirus – a fever cough and shortness of breath – for about 10 days before he first visited the hospital An initial X-ray showed there was slight pneumonia on his right lung He was given antibiotics and asked if he wanted to stay in hospital His symptoms worsened and a few hours later he returned and was immediately admitted and given oxygen therapy Malara was called by her colleagues for advice during Maestri’s CT scan Another detail that prompted the test emerged during a conversation with Maestri’s wife Maestri had told doctors several times that his last trip abroad was to New York in September but his wife then recalled that a few weeks earlier he was at a dinner with a colleague who had recently returned from China The colleague did not present any symptoms at the time and tested negative for the virus A patient in a bio-containment unit is carried on a stretcher from an ambulance into the Columbus Covid 2 hospital in Rome Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/APThe diagnosis caught the whole of Italy off-guard despite the country’s first cases being detected in late January when two Chinese tourists tested positive in Rome There was the occasional report of an Italian “possibly” having the virus only for it to turn out to be a false alarm Two days after Codogno was quarantined, nine other Lombardy towns went into lockdown where Italy’s first coronavirus death occurred Massimo Galli, the director of infectious diseases at the Luigi Sacco hospital in Milan, said in the week after the diagnosis that the virus may have been circulating in the quarantined areas of northern Italy for weeks before it was detected by Malara’s test as did his wife and the two Chinese visitors Malara has spoken to Maestri over the phone before he was discharged from hospital his father died of Covid-19 in his hometown of Castiglione d’Adda On 3 March, Costantino Pesatori, the mayor of Castiglione d’Adda, one of the 10 quarantined towns, posted a video appeal for help most people in Italy were still very confused about the largely unknown threat at that time mainly known in the west through reports from China The virus was killing people and beginning to overwhelm hospitals but the early deaths seemed to reflect a similar pattern: older people with underlying health issues Costantino Pesatori, the mayor of Castiglione d’Adda. Photograph: YouTubeWhile leaders of some towns and cities were encouraging citizens to fight against the fear – by going to bars restaurants and shops – Pesatori knew better “I knew straight away how serious it was because from the day the epidemic was discovered in Codogno people in my town were dying,” he said “If you consider two or three people a day dying in a town of 4,600 Pesatori’s plea revealed details of the virus’s devastating impact which until then had mostly been under the radar Eighteen people died in the town within less than a fortnight including a 55-year-old man with no known underlying illnesses With three of the town’s five doctors quarantined and two in hospital there was nobody to tend to those who were sick at home “The situation was really worrying,” Pesatori said “I understood that this was something new and difficult to manage but many mayors were without support and because people elsewhere didn’t understand how serious things were they felt they were free to carry on as normal.” Two military doctors were sent to the town on 11 March, two days after the whole of Lombardy was quarantined, a move that prompted thousands to flee south It was also the day Italy became the first country to enforce a nationwide lockdown 827 people in Italy had died and more than 12,000 were infected It was a move many had believed could never be ordered in a democracy without the means to coerce its citizens but within weeks it was replicated across the continent and worldwide as the number of deaths rose Police stop cars trying to enter or leave the cordoned area in Casalpusterlengo Photograph: Claudio Furlan/APAs Pesatori struggled to help his citizens “I learned through all of this that you have to hold your nerve,” he said for our future generation but also to ensure health is protected.” Although people are still in hospital, both the emergency and contagion rate have subsided and so we can’t completely drop our guard,” said Pesatori While attention was focused on Codogno during the first two weeks of its confirmed outbreak a more discrete drama was unfolding in Bergamo The first case of coronavirus was detected at a hospital in Alzano Lombardo on 23 February but Bergamo only went into lockdown with the rest of the Lombardy region on 8 March It quickly became Italy’s most severely affected province “There are no more beds here.” These were the last words Ettore Consonni heard before slipping into a coma at a hospital in Bergamo Ettore Consonni Photograph: Handout/Giorgio RutaConsonni was admitted on 4 March not long after returning from the Dominican Republic where he and his wife celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary he began developing the Covid-19 symptoms of fever and shortness of breath At that stage of the outbreak, well-resourced hospitals across Lombardy and in the second worst-affected region of Emilia-Romagna were struggling to cope with intensive care beds dwindling as the infection spread sick people were placed in operating rooms or hospital corridors while others were airlifted on military planes to southern Italy Military and medical personnel and police transport coffins in Ponte San Pietro Photograph: Carlo Cozzoli/Rex/ShutterstockWhen Consonni awoke after 23 days in a coma but I thought it was simply the many Sicilian health professionals who work in Bergamo Then they took me to the window and I saw it was no joke.” Consonni shared a ward at the Benfratelli hospital with other patients from the north “The doctors told me I almost died,” he said “That’s why I’m glad I don’t remember anything from those days.” A second test came back negative and on 21 April Consonni left hospital amid resounding applause “I’m going to have Sicily tattooed on my skin because I was given a second life here.” Consonni arrived home to more applause from family and neighbours despite noticing a peculiar look on their faces My wife sat me down and told me that my brother had died of Covid-19.” Consonni realised that while he was fighting for his life, life in Bergamo had descended into heartbreak. Doctors compared the situation to war with one medic claiming that saving a life was decided by age and health conditions The sirens never stopped, church bells rang for each of the dead. Coffins stacked up in churches and, with cemeteries full, some were taken by military truck for burial in neighbouring regions. The corpses of those who had died at home were kept in sealed-off rooms for days as undertakers struggled to cope “He died in my mother’s arms as I was on the telephone “Watching him struggling to breathe was like watching somebody drown.” A family photo of Asia Marchesi as a child with her father Photograph: Family PhotoHer father, Siro, is one of many who died at home, a silent toll which, as with deaths in care homes has not been recorded in the official statistics It is thought the 64-year-old may have contracted Covid-19 on 22 February when he visited the emergency unit of a hospital in Bergamo city for a foot infection “He had to take an antibiotic for that but it wasn’t anything serious after a week he was better,” his daughter said He then travelled to the family’s second home in Liguria but returned to Bergamo on 6 March after he started to feel unwell “From the moment he became ill the nightmare began.” Asia Marchesi made frantic calls to helpline numbers and as she waited for a response she could hear her father’s breathing getting worse His GP visited and prescribed an antibiotic Despite presenting all the symptoms and being immunosuppressed and his body was kept at home for one-and-a-half days while the family waited for a doctor to certify the death As with many other deaths at home or in residential care Funeral posters outside the church in Serina Photograph: Piero Cruciatti/AFP /Getty ImagesAsia Marchesi struggled not to cry as she described her father She added: “There is some comfort that we were with him at the end With funerals banned and physical distancing in place her mother and two siblings who live nearby were unable to be physically comforted by relatives and friends Marchesi has joined NOI Denunceremo (We Will Denounce), a Facebook group for relatives of victims who are seeking justice “People have lost their loved ones unjustly,” she said “Even if these are difficult economic times I do not want financial compensation as it won’t bring my father back What I want is for whoever made a mistake to take responsibility.” The only vehicles speeding through the normally clogged streets during lockdown have been ambulances, especially at night, when 33-year-old Matteo Derai joins the hundreds of volunteers responding to callouts Eighty per cent of the calls during the peak were for suspected Covid-19 but above all in these moments we must be courageous,” he said “Only when my shift is over do I realise that I haven’t slept for 24 hours.” is a nurse on maternity leave who cares for their newborn son after shuttling suspected Covid-19 patients around hospitals he lives with the fear of bringing the virus home to his family 10:09Life and death with a coronavirus ambulance volunteer in Milan – video“Roughly eight out of 10 patients who I have seen were suspected cases of Covid-19,” said Derai who during the day works for a watch company “And often you have no idea what to expect when you reach their homes I tried to support people emotionally as well when you are so concerned about your own safety It has been common for first-responders to bring to hospitals relatives of patients already being treated for or dead from Covid-19 “We brought in patients who had already lost their loved ones to the virus,” he said will have to face the same sort of odyssey.” Matteo Derai: ‘Nobody is forcing me to do this but above all in these moments we must be courageous’ Photograph: Alessandro Leonardi/The GuardianOne “She told us that what struck her most was the silence without him and that she may be heading towards the same destiny.” He does not know whether the dozens of patients he brought to hospital lived or died husbands and grandmothers I had met and spoken to while on the way to the hospital had recovered from Covid-19 “Then as I saw the number of deaths rise day after day I stopped wondering and preferred to live with the hope that everyone made it through alive After almost two months under lockdown, the longest so far of any European country, Italy will begin slowly easing restrictions on 4 May the next major challenge will be the economic one Experts predict a crisis not seen in decades While industry across the country will resume from Monday most retailers will not reopen until 18 May while bars and restaurants – the backbone of the economy of so many Italian towns – will stay closed until 1 June a street performer previously making a living in Catania has not worked since the lockdown began and has no idea what the future will hold Soemia Ira Photograph: Alessio MamoHer livelihood depends on a vibrant street culture “I dedicated the last six years of my life to become a street performer The government has allocated €3.3bn (£2.9bn) for workers at small companies The first sign of economic upheaval came towards the end of March when reports emerged of social unrest in Italy’s poorer south and people stealing from supermarkets after they ran out of food and money Thousands in the months ahead risk unemployment And with summer on its way the pandemic will have a devastating impact on tourism people across Italy sang and played music from their balconies as they came together to say: “Andrà tutto bene” (Everything will be all right) But lives have changed over the last few months and a different saying is gathering momentum: “No,” Ira said Samuele Ghezzi has entered his second season with Atalanta's Primavera side and in recent years he has learnt to play almost every position wingback or centre-back in a three-man defence "Playing several positions is motivating and helps you grow faster," stressed the 2005-born player who joined Atalanta from Scanzorosciate in the summer of 2018 "My career at Atalanta began at the Under-14 level I already knew coach Gambirasio (who is now in charge of the Under-16s ed) before joining the club and that helped me a lot to fit into the group and make the mentality of this team mine As a native of Bergamo - Samuele comes from Grassobbio playing for this team is a privilege and an honour for me Donning these colours entails great responsibility I feel the need to do well; this encourages me to give my 110% every day I have also had the chance to wear the captain's armband which is another recognition that implies commitment and dedication" Samuele began his own personal journey to becoming the jack-of-all-trades we know today: "I moved my first steps as a midfielder when coach Fioretto lined me up as an impromptu fullback first and then as the “trailing arm” of the 3-men defence Even though I’ve been deployed mostly as a defender this year so far coach Bosi knows very well I am able to cover any spot in the midfield if needs be" When the knack for football is more than a family matter being embroiled in “the beautiful game” is just a matter of time As Samuele himself recounts "It was my father Cristian and foremost my grandfather Alfio Football is a passion that has accompanied me ever since I was a toddler I fancy listening to music and hanging out with my family and my lifetime friends I’m currently attending the fifth year of the sports-focused scientific high school and although multitasking between studies and football is not always easy it’s somehow manageable with some sacrifice" At the Future Minerals Forum 2024 in Riyad leader in the market of technologies for infrastructures (overhead underground and railway networks) related to the transport of energy is pleased to announce its participation to the third edition of the Future Minerals Forum event dedicated to creating resilient and responsible mineral value chains in Africa that will take place from 10-to 11 January 2024 in Riyadh which is an important moment of confrontation between government representatives and leaders of the mining sector the country's aspirational programme of economic and social reforms as an Italian excellence in quarrying and surface mining technologies with a strong local presence in the Gulf region and determined to work with local partners to develop innovative Trencher solutions contributing to the sustainable progress of the mining industry in the region The Future Minerals Forum also offers the Group an important platform for sharing knowledge In the focus on constant dialogue with institutions Tesmec also took part to the reception organized by the Italian Ambassador in Riyadh in the presence of the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security and the EU Special Representative for the Gulf Tesmec will attend the gala dinner hosted by the Future Mineral Forum an important meeting moment for leading representatives of the Saudi institutional and financial world Tesmec will be present at the Future Minerals Forum 2024 with its own stand where the Group's team of experts will be at visitors' disposal to answer questions and deepen into the world of trenchers illustrating the considerable advantages of its solutions For more information and to book meetings during the event please contact: marketing.trenchers@tesmec.com Fjorela Puce Investor Relations Manager E-mail: ir@tesmec.com Image Building - Media Relations Alfredo Mele Carlo Musa E-mail:tesmec@imagebuilding.it This press release is available in the Investors section of the website: http://investor.tesmec.com/it/Investors/PressReleases production and marketing of systems and integrated solutions for the construction and diagnostics of infrastructures (overhead underground and railway networks) for the transport of energy as well as technologies for quarries and surface mining The Group operates in the following sectors: - Energy and markets machines and integrated systems for the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground power lines as well as advanced equipment and systems for the automation medium and low voltage electrical networks and substations (Energy Automation Segment); - Trencher sale and rental of trencher machines functional to four types of activities (excavation and mines excavations for the installation of pipelines for the construction of telecommunication and optical fibre infrastructures excavations for the construction of underground power networks) as well as the provision of specialized excavation services The trencher machines are rented by the Group both with the operator (hot rental or wet rental) and without the operator (cold rental or dry rental); - Railway manufactures and markets machines and integrated systems for the installation and maintenance of the railway catenary devices for the diagnostics of the railway catenary and track as well as customized machines for special operations on the line Born in Italy in 1951 and led by the Chairman and CEO Ambrogio Caccia Dominioni the Group counts on more than 1000 employees and has its production sites in Grassobbio (Bergamo) Monopoli (Bari) and Bitetto (Bari) in Italy Alvarado (Texas) in the USA and Durtal in France It relies on three research and development units in Fidenza (Parma) Listed on the EURONEXT STAR MILAN of the Euronext Milan market of the Italian Stock Exchange the Group boasts a global commercial presence through foreign subsidiaries and sales offices in the USA the Group intends to consolidate its position as a solution provider in the three abovementioned business areas by exploiting the trends of energy transition The press release is provided for informational purposes only legal or investment advice or opinion regarding the suitability value or profitability of any particular security Neither this website nor our affiliates shall be liable for any errors or inaccuracies in the content or for any actions taken by you in reliance thereon You expressly agree that your use of the information within this article is at your sole risk To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law its affiliates and the respective shareholders content providers and licensors will not be liable (jointly or severally) to you for any direct even if the parties have been advised of the possibility or could have foreseen any such damages Get insights and exclusive content from the world of business and finance that you can trust moral: Bologna is playing today for its last remaining chances of second place and the playoffs in group C of the men's B volleyball championship and will hardly be able to expect any discounts from Mirandola, which a season ago was condemned to relegation from A3 to A2 by Hokkaido, which then gave up the title. In case of verdicts, next season will have to be planned. One thing is certain: it will be Serie A only if conquered on the field and it is tough. Meanwhile, the future is knocking on the door. The under 19s have qualified for the national finals and two days ago the under 17s won the regional Final Four, reaching the national finals themselves, with Bigozzi named best middle blocker and director Falzone best setter and MVP: both are part of the first team, a sign that talent, as amply demonstrated by a season in which Bologna is running for the playoffs after starting with the goal of staying up, is not lacking. The other races: Transports Villadoro-Kema Asola Remedello, Zotup Scanzorosciate-Cremonese, Canottieri Ongina-Univolley Carpi, Arredopark Dual Caselle-Radici Products Cazzago, Imoecon Crema-Modena Volley, Volley Veneto Benacus-Mgr Grassobbio. Rest: Ferramenta Astori Montichiari. The ranking: Mirandola 72; Transports Villadoro 62; Hokkaido Bologna 59; Zotup Scanzorosciate 52; Arredopark Dual Caselle 50; Volley Veneto Benacus 45: Modena Volley 36; Ferramenta Astori Montichiari 35; Radici Products Cazzago 34; Canottieri Ongina 33; Cremonese 31; Kema Asola Remedello 30; Imecon Crema 18; Univolley Carpi 17; Mgr Grassobbio 14. CREMONESE: Wolves 7, Bertuzzi 10, Tasholli 28, Codeluppi 9, Binaghi 15, Colangelo 2, Gilioli (L1), Sala (L2), Pellegri, Orsi 1, Piazzi 1, D'Avossa. Not entered: Pontoglio and RIccardi. Coach Pizzelli. HOKKAIDO BOLOGNA: Tassoni 2, Ronchi 9, Ricci Maccarini 25, Chiella (L), Bernardis 19, Bigozzi 10, Reccavallo 16, Serenari 5, Tito, Popov 1. Bandieri did not enter. He wins in a comeback, Hokkaido: 2-0 down, she doesn't give up and goes to Cremona in the tiebreak, gaining two points in the standings: but Villadoro beats 3-0 and reaches her at 53 points, taking back second place for set quotient. Hokkaido wins led by Bernardis, Ricci Maccarini and Reccavallo, despite a difficult match for captain Ronchi and several absences (11 players on the scoresheet and without a second setter) at the end of a week spent between youth matches, aches and pains and training sessions not at full strength. Bologna tries to hold out two weeks before the decisive clash at Villadoro for second place. The other races: Stadium Mirandola-Radici Products Cazzago 3-0, Kema Asola Remedello-Mgr Grassobbio 3-0, Transports Villadoro-Modena Volley 3-0, Imecon Crema-Univolley Carpi 3-1, Volley Veneto Benacus-Canottieri Ongina 3-0, Zotup Scanzorosciate-Ferramenta Astori Montichiari 3-0. Rested: Arredopark Dual Caselle. The ranking: Stadium Mirandola 66; Transports Villadoro and Hokkaido Bologna 53; Zotup Scanzorosciate 46; Arredopark Dual Caselle 44; Volley Veneto Benacus 39; Modena Volley 33; Radici Products Cazzago, Canottieri Ongina, Cremonese, Ferramenta Astori Montichiari 30; Kema Asola Remedello 24; Univolley Carpi 17; Mgr Grassobbio 14; Imecon Crema 13.