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The situation worsens Covid in Italy: During the third week there is a gradual increase in infections and an increase in overall risk. The last one finds it weekly monitoring of the ISS-Ministry of Health, according to which there are 10 Autonomous Regions and Provinces that have a punctual Rt greater than 1, and the number of moderate-risk regions amounts to 12 (of which 6 with a high probability of high-risk progression in the coming weeks).
I’m 3 the yellow regions that pass through the orange zone, while the Autonomous Province of Bolzano is in the red zone by choice. However, two other regions are largely red due to Covid variants, which have prompted authorities to institute local semi-closures. There is no white zone again for next week.
Experts are calling for more containment measures, such as “A further rapid increase in the number of cases could quickly lead to an overload of health services, as it would fit in a context where the baseline incidence remains very high and there are still many people hospitalized for COVID-19.”.
This is how the map of Italy changes according to risk bands as of Sunday.
New orange zones from Sunday, February 21: who’s risking
The new ordinance of the Ministry of Health was signed that assigns the new colors of the Regions from Sunday February 21. The new report from the ISS is clear: in the week January 27-February 9, the average Rt rose to 0.99 (range 0.95-1.07), and also the incidence of cases (equal to 135, 46 per 100,000 inhabitants) increased compared to the previous one. week.
According to the revealed data, the yellow regions that turn orange are Campania, Molise and Emilia Romagna. However, the risk for Lombardy and Lazio escaped him.
Despite the presence of local red zones, Fontana announced that his region will remain yellow, and in Lazio regional health councilor D’Amato said yesterday that theRegistered Rt is 0.95 and that there are also fewer centers and places occupied in intensive care and in the medical area. Therefore, there are no numbers for the orange zone, at least for the moment.
Red zones, regions at risk of blockade
High voltage in Abruzzo, where there are already two provinces – Pescara and Chieti – in the red zone. Speranza’s verdict, however, avoided regional red zone, confirming the prediction of Governor Marco Marsilio. Even with full intensive therapies, the Rt index is decreasing (both the minimum and maximum limits do not exceed 1.25).
Equally delicate situation in Umbria, where the province of Perugia and the municipality of San Venanzo, in the Terni area, will remain in the red zone for at least a week.
Color change also for the Bolzano Province, in this case by election of the president himself, who due to the wide circulation of variants and the increase in infections and hospitalizations Red zone.
Currently, only one region sails in calm waters: the Aosta Valley, closer and closer to the white zone.
Weekend closure and extended red zones
Meanwhile, the government meeting is expected to develop a strategy to contain the epidemic in view of the expiration of the DPCM on March 5. The aim is to avoid a third wave, which could reportedly be more violent than the second.
In the places most affected by the new variants, which have already become the red zone, mayors and governors have also proposed to block neighboring municipalities, in order to more effectively stop the spread of the variants. We talk about enlarged red areas), with schools and non-essential shops closed and the possibility of citizens leaving only for work reasons and necessity.
The new classification
Pending the ordinance, this is how, according to rumors, the new division of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces in the yellow, orange, red (and white) zones could be from February 21:
- Yellow zone: Calabria, Basilicata, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Lombardy, Marche, Piedmont, Puglia, Sardinia, Veneto, Aosta Valley
- Orange zone: Liguria, Tuscany, Autonomous Province of Trento, Sicily, Emilia Romagna, Campania, Molise and PA de Trento
- Enlarged red areas: Pescara, Perugia
- Red zone: PA Bolzano
