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Check the hypothesis of a possible emergency shutdown by age groups and especially aimed at older people. With the current ‘sustained growth in cases of COVID-19 In Italy, the circulation of the most vulnerable people with pathologies and the elderly should, first of all, be limited: emergency shutdown targeting these categories could be the next step to protect them from contagion. Matteo Bassetti, director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the San Martino Polyclinic di Genoa, commenting on today’s data from the Ministry of Health bulletin on the epidemic curve.
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The Covid-19 case curve in Italy “is increasing significantly, with a 50% increase in the percentage of positives out of the total swabs performed in just over 10 days.” This was stated to the agency Ansa Matteo Bassetti, director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the San Martino Polyclinic in Genoa. “I predict – he observes, commenting on today’s data on infections – that the curve will continue to rise until it reaches the peak and then a plateau situation, but for now the peak is still very far away.”
At this moment, he emphasizes, “10% of those who rub themselves are positive, but in some regions we are 25% positive. It is clear – says Bassetti – that we are facing an epidemic circulation of this second wave that continues to advance. Given these numbers, concludes the infectious diseases specialist, also a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Genoa, “it is necessary to highlight the message that positivity does not necessarily mean disease and that in the presence of few symptoms it is necessary to stay at home, treat mild forms. ” and monitor progress, but don’t go to the hospital right away. It is essential not to clog the hospitals.
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