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11.05 am – Arcuri: «Virus now in less prepared areas»
“The bad news for Italy is the virus that used to be concentrated in one part of the country, today it has a much more widespread geography. Unfortunately it has expanded to areas of Italy that are less prepared to face it, this is the real challenge of these weeks. Thus, the extraordinary commissioner for the coronavirus emergency, Domenico Arcuri, in Rome at theEY Capri Digital Summit. “If we have made a mistake in one thing,” he explains, “it is that we have not respected time, and if there is something we have to learn from these months, it is that time does not work in our favor, and that making a decision today is not the same as taking it. tomorrow. or having taken it yesterday. ”
10.52 am – An emergency plan is activated in the Paris region
On Thursday morning in the Ile-de-France, Paris region, the «Plan Blanc» was launched again, the emergency plan that allows mobilizing all hospital resources in the presence of a crisis. This was announced, in the face of the Covid-19 emergency, the regional health director, Aurélien Rousseau, explaining that the epidemic “begins to be felt again in resuscitation and in hospitals.” The plan was decreed on March 6 for the first wave of the coronavirus and was extended to the entire country on March 13. Level 1 of the Emergency Plan enables better preparation to receive the sick, increase the number of intensive care beds and postpone some non-urgent operations. It also allows to summon reinforcement personnel and especially to increase the beds in resuscitation.
10:42 am – Lilly, asked FDA clearance for antibodies
The pharmaceutical company Lilly has submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (Fda) the application for emergency use authorization (Eua) for therapy with an antibody in high-risk patients who have recently been diagnosed with mild to moderate Covid . This was announced by the same company. The therapy, along with the antibody-based Regeneron, was cited by President Trump in a tweet calling on regulatory authorities to expedite approval (here’s how Covid is treated today – here are the most popular therapies). effective).
10.37 – Brazil exceeds five million cases
Brazil exceeds the threshold of five million cases of coronavirus infection. The latest budget of the Ministry of Health speaks of 5,000,694. The new cases that emerged in the last 24 hours were 31,553,734 deaths, for a total of 148,228. 4,391,424 recovered patients, 461,042 still undergoing medical treatment.
10.29 am – Zaia: “Quick Swabs for RSA Visitors”
“We have decided that within a few days rapid swabs will be carried out free of charge to all elderly visitors in the more than 300 nursing homes in the Veneto region.” This was announced by the President of Veneto Luca Zaia on Tw. «The quick swab will be dispensed by specialized personnel, inside or outside the structures and will give the result in a few minutes. In case of negativity, family and friends will immediately enter with absolute security, ”he explained.
10.16 – Great Britain towards new restrictions: closed bars hypothesis
The restrictions against the spread of Covid-19 will be increased next week in several areas of England, with the hypothesis of closing bars and restaurants in the most affected areas. Made it known Bbc, citing own sources. However, an announcement is not expected before Monday. The number of people hospitalized due to Covid-19 is increasing and in parts of northern England the numbers are alarming, so pressure on the government has started to mount again.
10.15 am – Gimbe: Good outdoor masks, risks in public transport “The obligation to wear masks even outdoors is a measure consistent with the rapid increase in infections, since we still do not know the real impact of the reopening of schools and the overload of health services after the flu season . However, to contain the second wave, particularly in the central-southern regions, the Gimbe Foundation reiterates the need to anticipate the virus on all fronts: in particular, it is essential to strengthen and standardize the standards of territorial health care. and hospital, in addition to finding a solution to reduce the high risk of contagion in public transport. Thus the president of the Nino Cartabellotta Foundation, speaking of the new decisions taken by the Government.
10.10 am – Sileri: «I would call it more than a wave
controlled increase in infections “
“More than a wave, I would call it a controlled rise in infections. In the coming weeks we must expect that the cases will continue to increase. Having 3,500 cases “per day” is not a significant circulation of the virus, but we must continue to respect the rules. Thus, the Deputy Minister of Health, Pierpaolo Sileri, a Campus Radio Cusano. As for the mask, “it protects oneself and others,” he reiterated. If someone believes that it is a health dictatorship, they are wrong and have little respect for others. If the deniers and supporters took off their masks, we would find ourselves in the situation from February to March. If everyone respects the rules, I see a very unlikely second national lockdown.
10.06 – Israel, contagion trend slows, yesterday + 9.1%
The percentage of new daily Covid infections in Israel continues to fall, where the lockdown has been in place for more than two weeks. After the record 15% recorded on September 28, 9.1% of new infections were detected yesterday: 4,117 in total in more than 45,000 swabs. This was announced by the Ministry of Health. However, Israel continues to be, according to the ministry, one of the countries with the highest number of infections in proportion to the population (the map of contagion in the world).
10.04 am – The EU signs a contract with Gilead for 500 thousand Remdesivir
The European Commission has signed a joint purchase contract with the pharmaceutical company Gilead for the supply of up to 500,000 Veklury treatments, of the Remdesivir brand. This was reported by the Brussels executive in a note, explaining that it is possible to increase the offer beyond the established deadlines.
9.48 am – Positive Mise Employee, Third Floor Apartment Closed
A Mise employee tested positive for coronavirus. The third floor of the apartment in via Molise, where the secretary of Undersecretary Alessia Morani resides, has been cleared and closed.
9.47 am – Count to The world: «Let’s not lower our guard.
Distraction could bring a new flame “
“Let’s not lower our guard”: in an interview with the French newspaper The world and to other European newspapers, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says that behind the Italian data on the coronavirus there are “no miracles, only sacrifices.” Today – adds the premier – these efforts allow us to face this new stage with the utmost attention. Let’s not lower our guard, because we are aware that a week or two of distraction could lead to a new outbreak.
Mineral 9.40 – More than 4 thousand infections in Germany: never so many since April
Germany reported 4,058 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily number since early April, and another 16 deaths. The total number of infections in the country amounted to 310,144. “The number of new infections has exceeded 4 thousand”, tweeted Conservative MP Norbert Roettgen (candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel, ed), the figure “has almost doubled and is back in the field of exponential growth … We all – he clarified – must do everything possible to prevent it from getting out of control again.”
October 8, 2020 (change October 8, 2020 | 11:06)
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