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COVID-19: For himItaly – as for many other European countries, for example Spain and England that say they are ready for a new blockade – the possibility of a Second wave.
The Government in recent weeks has reiterated that a second lock will be excludedhowever, the trend of the contagion curve start to worry.
In Yesterday, Friday September 18, the new cases are 1,907 and with less than 100,000 swabs carried out.
A situation that does not leave indifferent and that, as confirmed in recent hours byHigher Institute of Health, begins to worry. In detail, the ISS raised the alarm when commenting on the data contained in the report referring to the week of September 7 to 13: here a “Slow and progressive worsening of the SARS-Cov-2 epidemic”, Although with a more contained trend than that of other European countries.
COVID-19, the alarm launched by the ISS: that is why we must worry
Compared to other European countries, Italy has at least the advantage of having one slower pandemic growth and therefore it is easier to keep it under control.
However, there are several reasons for concern: first, the transmission of the virus that is now distributed throughout the national territory, provoking buds of considerable size. One of the main places of contagion are usually those recreational activities that involve social gatherings and violations of the rules of physical distancing, both in the national territory and abroad.
The second cause for concern is that, compared to recent weeks, when the majority of those infected were young people returning from vacation, there has been a rising middle age of people who contract the virus. Today we are a 41 years and 35% of new infections affect people over 50 who, by age, are more exposed to the risks of COVID-19.
A situation that, as the ISS explains, is most likely due to “Transmission from the youngest population to the most fragile or elderly, especially within the family: this is reflected in a greater commitment of hospital services“This also implies a increased employment rate of hospital beds, both in the wards and in intensive care: in detail, the report indicates a double employment rate in the medical area – from 2% to 4% – compared to the previous week, although – in any case – “signs of overload of health services have not yet been identified”.
COVID-19, worsening situation: what to expect
In this regard, experts reiterate the importance of maintain preventive measures me control already adopted. A situation that could also result in an extension of the rules for containing infections after September 30, validity period oflast DPCP approved by the Conte government.
And they are not excluded new restrictions, even if the government has always denied the hypothesis of a second national blockade. However, the ISS has announced that in case of further deterioration -which seems to confirm the data of these days- Italy must be prepared to activate more interventions.
