Coronavirus : italy calls for prudence after signal warning - The Point

The health authorities Italian were called Friday to the " caution ", after having observed the last week of the "warning signals related to the transmission

Coronavirus : italy calls for prudence after signal warning - The Point

The health authorities Italian were called Friday to the " caution ", after having observed the last week of the "warning signals related to the transmission" of the Covid-19, especially in Rome, stating that " the circulation of the virus is still important ". "In some regions, a high number of new cases of infection Covid-19 continues to be reported," says, in its last weekly report for the week of 8 to 14 June, the higher Institute of health (ISS).

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If the situation is " positive overall ", the ISS has observed, " some warning signals related to the transmission ". Lazio, region of Rome, is at the top of the ranking of the contagion this week, and has exceeded that of the Lombardy region (North), the epicenter of the epidemic in the country.

Two homes recent to Rome

Two households have been identified over the last few days in Rome intra muros, where the health authorities ensure that the situation is "under control" : one in a building illegally occupied a working-class neighbourhood, the other in a hospital.

"This should lead to caution as this indicates that, in some parts of the country, the circulation of the virus is still important," points this report. However, " on the whole, the general picture of the transmission and of the impact of infection with Sars-CoV-2 in Italy remains little critical." This " situation epidemiologically fluid requires strict adherence to the necessary measures to reduce the risk of transmission."

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The outbreak of the new coronavirus has been officially more than 34 500 deaths in Italy, since the first case identified in Codogno (Lombardy), the first case identified outside of China, where the disease has made its appearance in December 2019. Lombardy, and more generally the north of the peninsula, was then the epicenter of the epidemic in Italy and in Europe. The disease seems to be now controlled by Italy, with on average, a few tens of deaths every day and a number of infections is reduced.

Date Of Update: 19 June 2020, 14:33
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