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The Lazio region will do the buffer for everybody over 65. The decision was made to face the increase in infections in the region and in Rome, especially in the face of a possible peak predicted by Spallanzani experts a November fortnight along with the appearance of cases of seasonal flu. Older people, among the categories of citizens most at risk, are expected to undergo the test At least once a month.
Mandatory buffers in Lazio
The Lazio region intends to subject all citizens to a molecular or antigenic swab Old people and those most at risk, like me disabled ei chronic patients in home care. In total, some 30,000 people will participate, most of them over 65 years of age. The project will begin this week within affiliated facilities that offer home care.
In addition, by the end of November the Region intends to strengthen the provision, carrying out i homemade tampons to all subjects over 65 years of age. Several figures have already been appointed to deal with the administration of the tests, including i general practitioners me USCAR, as well as operational health teams in the Region.
The intervention of the Region then has the objective of strengthen home care with the implementation of a plan that also includes the guarantee of ultrasounds, screening and maintenance therapies for chronically ill patients, in addition to Covid positivity tests. The same councilor for Health said that “All this is necessary to ensure surveillance me prevent positive situations in a context of greater fragility. Local health authorities can also request accredited providers to extend home access to additional Covid-1 patients. “.
The epidemic situation in Lazio
Lazio has been listed as Yellow Region by Government. The epidemic situation, therefore, although worrying, does not reach the levels of other Regions, where much more rigid measures have been necessary than in the rest of the country. In general, in Lazio the number of swabs performed continues to grow, as well as the number of positive people, while the number of those recovered has decreased.
However, some encouraging news comes from relationship between positive people and number of swabs performed, which reaches 9%, as well as theRt index, down, which stood at 1.29. During the second wave, theaverage age of those infected in Lazio, which is around the 48 years, while the highest number of deaths was registered in the group over 70 years.
