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Rome, November 28, 2020 – Perhaps the second wave of Coronavirus in Italy it’s really taking the downward path. The words of the president of the Higher Institute of Health, Silvio Brusaferro, drive a cautious optimism although the attention must continue to be maximum and therefore the no to the Christmas gatherings is renewed. And the president of the Higher Health Council also spoke, Franco Locatelli.
Coronavirus in Italy: the newsletter of November 28
“The hospitalization curve – explains Brusaferro in the usual press point – begins to move towards flattening. It is an important fact, we have always said that the first investment signal is the Rt index, then symptomatic cases, the third sign is the occupation of the beds and unfortunately the last is that of the deceased, still very high. Even with regard to saturation signals, the curve is flattening. “But Brusaferro warns:” An Rt still just above 1 leads to an increase in cases. “
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The president of the ISS explains in detail: “One is passing decrease in Europe and this also happens in Italy. The curve is decreasing for both symptomatic and positive cases. The situation in Italy is halfway there, regions where the incidence shows a decrease and some regions that show growth. At this stage we expect a progressive reduction in cases. But the Italian reality is diversified. A compromised reality in terms of new cases ”. Specifically: “Ten regions are still at high risk, nine of them for more than three weeks. This means that I have done my best for a long time. “
Average age: 48 years.
Brusaferro then announces another piece of information: “Average age of infections are growing slightly. This week he is 48 years old. “
Intensive therapy
One of the most important nodes refers to the degree of saturation of the intensive therapy. Here too Brusaferro’s words represent a ray of light. “The bed occupancy curve in the medical and intensive care area is flattening out. Keeping intensive care for Covid below 30% means guaranteeing the remaining 70% for other pathologies “.
No meetings
However, if there appears to be a ray of light, the guard must remain very high. For Brusaferro it is necessary to continue “avoiding all occasions of aggregation” and “avoiding gatherings in every way”.
Moving around at Christmas
The other big knot worries Christmas. Clearly the statements of President Iss: “Regarding travel at Christmas, we are in a phase where the incidence is high and generalized, so I think that the next few weeks will be very critical regarding our ability to avoid aggregations. If not. Let’s do these numbers that are about to drift off and start over. We must think of a Christmas that will have its own uniqueness. With these numbers it is very difficult to imagine any type of mass movement, aggregations and gatherings ”. Brusaferro is clear: “The worst mistake we can make at this stage is chill outIf we let go of our attention in a week or two, the curve starts again. “
Locatelli: “There are no parties in the square for New Year’s Eve”
Today also spoke Franco Locatelli, President of the Higher Health Council asking for responsibility. And he always fights there, at the end of the year parties. “Everything we used to see to celebrate the end of the year and the beginning of the next is incompatible with the current situation, it is unimaginable to have gatherings in the squares.” Another very sensitive issue these days are ski holidays and the possibility or not of reopening the ski facilities. Locatelli has no doubts: “The current figures for the epidemic still They are not compatible With the’opening of ski resorts. On this I am sure that other European countries will also give a strong and unambiguous message ”. And speaking of our European neighbors, Locatelli sends a specific message: “Switzerland must avoid creating temptations”.
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