close risk after the holidays

Published on: 02/01/2021 8:22 AM

The positivity rate keeps increasing which, according to yesterday’s data, stood at 14.1% compared to 12.6% the day before. According to the bulletin of the Ministry of Health, there are 22,211 new cases of coronavirus registered in 157,524 swabs made. On the other hand, the victims are 462. Data that worry the experts in view of January 7, the date on which schools will reopen and Italy will return to the diversified system between the red, orange and yellow zones.

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The subdivision of the regions will come based on the data that in the coming days will be provided by the control room for regional monitoring and evaluated by the government, until the launch of the ordinances. The latest ISS report highlighted the rise in the Rt index to 0.93. In particular – the document analyzes – 9 autonomous regions and provinces are classified as low risk: 11 are classified as moderate risk, of which three (Emilia-Romagna, Valle d’Aosta and Veneto) have a high probability of progressing at high risk in next month if current transferability remains unchanged. One region (Sardinia) has a risk classification ‘not assessable’ – equivalent to high risk – given the low percentage of completeness of the data “.

The Calabria, Liguria and Veneto Regions have a punctual Rt compatible with a type 2 scenario in the coronavirus epidemic in Italy. This is of special concern and therefore We urge you to consider applying the planned measures, for the attributed risk levels, also at the end of these holidays as described in the document ‘Prevention and response to Covid-19: evolution of the strategy and planning in the transition phase for the autumn-winter period’ transmitted with the Circular of the Ministry of Health of 12/10/2020 Prot. 32732 , according to the experts in the monitoring of the control room of the ISS-Ministry of Health, for the reference period 22-27 December.