Covid emergency in Italy, experts strongly advise to continue to strictly observe the anti-contagion rules. According to the weekly monitoring of the contagion curve, ten Italian regions are at a high risk level; the others are at moderate risk. According to experts, therefore, it is necessary to continue to maintain “strict national mitigation measures.
This, in light of the high incidence, the increase in transmissibility and the heavy overload of hospital services. In addition to observing the restrictions, specific mitigation / containment interventions are necessary in the areas with the greatest diffusion ". These are the considerations of the scholars of'Higher Institute of Health (Iss) in the draft weekly monitoring.
Strictly observe the anti-contagion rules
"The increase in cases due to variants of the SarsCoV2 virus requires the reduction of physical interactions and mobility. Generally requires you to avoid all unnecessary contacts outside your home ". The Higher Institute of Health (Iss) notes this in the weekly monitoring. The employment rate in medical areas nationwide has reached the critical threshold (40 percent), with a sharp increase in the number of people hospitalized in these areas.
A further increase is observed which exceeds the threshold of 250 cases per week per 100 inhabitants. A figure that imposes the highest level of mitigation possible. In the period 12-18 March 2021 it was 264 per 100 thousand inhabitants. Last week the value was 225,64 per 100 people.
Share vaccinations with Astrazeneca
The administrations with Astrazeneca. Yesterday the EMA, after the suspension of the administration as a precaution in Italy and other EU countries, gave the green light to the resumption of inoculations of the Oxford vaccine. Soon the other Defense drive thoughs will start again in Rome, Caserta and Cosenza.
Today's data
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health announces that, in the last 24 hours in Italy they have registered 25.735 new positive cases (yesterday 24.935). The new deaths are 386 (yesterday 423); the discharged healed are 16.292 (yesterday 15.976). Overall, the positive cases are 556.539 (yesterday 547.510). The swabs carried out are 364.822; in intensive care there are 3.364 hospitalized affected by Covid, while they remain in home isolation 526.317 people infected with the virus.
