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Even with 14,000 fewer swabs, new cases increased slightly from 23,225 to 24,099, with a positive swab rate of 11.7% (+ 1.5%). The number of victims is decreasing but it is still spectacular, today another 814. However, 30 fewer patients are hospitalized in intensive care. This is a balance, because 201 serious Covid patients admitted him in the last 24 hours. On the other hand, 572 beds are released in the medical wards.
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New infections in Lombardy increased from 3,751 to 4,533, while in Piedmont they slightly decreased from 2,230 to 2,132. Veneto exceeds 4,000 victims since the start of the coronavirus epidemic, with 83 new deaths in 24 hours, bringing the total to 4,065. The data comes from the Regional Bulletin. New infections increase, from 3,581 to 3,708 cases.
In South Tyrol there are another 11 deaths from Covid. The laboratories of the health company in the last 24 hours have made 2,009 swabs and found 285 new positive cases compared to 558 yesterday.
In Lazio there are 1,831 new positives, 62 more than yesterday. And unfortunately there are still 62 dead, 24 more than yesterday. Hospitalizations in intensive care and medical departments are declining. On the last day in the Marche region, 492 positives were detected based on the new “molecular” diagnoses (1,625); Another 42 have emerged in the antigen selection process (1,222 rapid tests) and will need to be confirmed with molecular swab. Yesterday only with this last type of test the cases detected were 476.
168 new Covid positives were identified in Umbria on the last day, a sharp decline compared to 286 yesterday.
On the last day in the Marche region, 492 positives were detected based on the new “molecular” diagnoses (1,625); Another 42 have emerged in the antigen selection process (1,222 rapid tests) and will need to be confirmed with molecular swab. Yesterday only with this last type of test the cases detected were 476.
168 new Covid positives were identified in Umbria on the last day, a sharp decline compared to 286 yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Health intervenes in the vaccination schedule. The calendar – Speranza explained – is “subject to the authorizations that the European Medicines Agency will give.” If the EMA gives us maximum security in the controls carried out and in the result of the experiment, the heart of the vaccines will be between late spring and summer ”. For the vaccination campaign “we have a plan, with time scans,” he specified, “but giving precise dates for the start of vaccinations without first having a formally approved vaccine does not respond to an adequate attitude.”
14 days of home isolation imposed on any person who returns from abroad during the holidays, unless the trip is motivated by study, work or health reasons.
“Restrictions such as quarantine do not contribute significantly to reducing Covid transmission in the context of travel, say the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Ecdc) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (Easa) in in its guidelines, taken from the Commission’s strategy. “Guidelines that do not recommend quarantine and tests in the context of travel to countries with the same epidemiological situation.” Thus, a spokesman for the EU Executive asked a question about the latest measures The spokesperson said he did not want to comment on the Italian initiatives, but to speak in general.
Taxes are raining down on medical device companies, those that produce CT scans and MRIs of masks, syringes and lung ventilators, which in addition to not benefiting from refreshments, although many of them are paralyzed by the blockage of many surgical and ambulatory activities for the pandemic, we see a new tax in the enabling law. In fact, the so-called “delegation law” that -according to Confindustria Medical Devices- introduces a payment by companies that produce or commercialize medical devices of a 0.75 participation is in second reading in the Chamber and is still under discussion. on the Merit Commission. Percent of the turnover derived from the sale of devices and large equipment to the National Health Service. “Countries like France or Great Britain – said Massimiliano Boggetti, president of Confindustria Medical Devices during his speech at the 9th Healthcare summit organized by Il Sole 24 Ore – are implementing policies to attract industries in this sector, while continuing an attitude that can only lead to divestment in our country. This is proof that Italy has not learned useful lessons from the pandemic. “
