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For the second day in a row, there was an increase in new infections in the Italian province most affected by the coronavirus epidemic, Lombardy, writes MTI, adding that compared to 364 new cases on Monday, 614 cases were reported in Lombardy on Tuesday. , but 1,033 new cases were finally added to the official data. Because 419 patients have just been recruited.
However, nationwide, the improvement continues, with the number of active infections decreasing by 1,222 on Tuesday, bringing the total to 81,266, fewer than 13,000 of whom are hospitalized and only 956 in the intensive care unit. The total number of registered infections is 221,216, and the number of victims is 30,911, according to Tuesday’s report.
They ran out of masks
Before the national restart scheduled for May 18, there was again a shortage of mouth masks from hospitals and pharmacies. Epidemiologist Domenico Arcuri said more than 200 million mouth masks have been distributed since the outbreak began, with more than 36 million in the past week alone.
He also drew attention to the agreement, emphasizing that the price of the mouth masks was set by the Italian government at fifty cents and that they would be offered for sale at 61 cents, including VAT. Arcuri added that he trusts the Italians, who he believes will continue to behave cautiously and responsibly in the coming period, following precautions. Plastic gloves were also scarce, although they must be used from Monday.
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