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Milan, November 5, 2020 – There is a two-sided Lombardy in the second wave of Covid. And, almost as a kind of retaliation, the provinces that paid the highest price in the first wave: Bergamo, Brescia and Lodi, are those that today register lower numbers, while the virus runs in Milan, Monza, Varese and Como. The data say it and confirm it Carlo La Vecchia, professor of medical statistics and epidemiology at the University of Milan. “In the region, not all areas are affected equally – he stresses -: Bergamo, Brescia and Lodi are less loaded today because they were probably very busy in the spring, while the most difficult situation is currently in Milan, Monza, Varese and how” .
The data of the last days indicate, for the expert, “that the increase in cases was on average less than in the previous days “. However, there are some data that must be carefully monitored. “The percentage of positivity in the swabs made in Lombardy, until yesterday, was 18%, compared to a national average of 14%. In addition, it must also be considered that part of the positive swabs come from those made, not those with symptoms. , but from the screening of those who have had contacts with positives, and here the positivity is 10% ”. This indicates, according to the expert, that the epidemic “is widespread in Italy And it is not impossible that today between 3-5% of the Italian population is positive for the coronavirus. Therefore, it is a lot important to limit contacts “. Regarding the division of the regions into different degrees of severity and the consequent restrictions, concludes La Vecchia, “it is not an unreasonable choice from the point of view of health. The real drama of this second phase is not serious cases, still under control, but the emergency room overload, because no other structures have been created, and the doctors are already exhausted ”.
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