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What we now call the “first wave” of the coronavirus epidemic began in Italy at the end of February, when the first cases of contagion were confirmed: actually, after we rebuilt, it had been underway for at least a few weeks, when the coronavirus circulated under the radar. . These are the most important dates of this phase, which lasted until the end of June with the definitive relaxation of the strictest measures of the emergency shutdown, after the drastic reduction in infections.
• December 31, 2019: The World Health Organization receives the first report of a group of unknown viral pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, China.
• January 7th: the SARS-CoV-2 virus is identified by Chinese scientists;
• January 14: in Thailand, the first case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, is found outside of China;
• January 30th: the Italian government suspends incoming flights from China, a decision criticized by some because they consider it too severe, by others because it is useless given the possibility of entering Italy from China through a stopover; meanwhile, the WHO declares that COVID-19 is a Health Emergency of International Importance;
• January 31: The first cases of coronavirus in Italy are confirmed, two Chinese tourists hospitalized in the Spallanzani in Rome; the government declares a state of emergency, a measure that allows more agile procedures to be used to enact and enforce the necessary measures to contain the epidemic;
• February 19th: Atalanta-Valencia is played at the San Siro stadium in Milan, a Champions League match attended by more than 45 thousand spectators, considered a probable moment of great transmission of the coronavirus, given the thousands of people in Bergamo and the province;
• February 21st: The first case of coronavirus is found in Italy, a man from Codogno, in the province of Lodi, tested thanks to the intuition of a doctor despite the fact that the protocols did not foresee it; On the same day, a 78-year-old man from Vo ‘, a small Venetian town, who had contracted the coronavirus, died in Padua;
• February 22: While the confirmed cases amount to a few dozen in Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto, the government declares the “red zone” in Codogno and ten other neighboring municipalities, and in Vo ‘;
• 23 of February: schools are closed in Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Friuli Venezia Giulia; Lombardy also closes cinemas, museums, and bars and restaurants after six in the afternoon; at 6 pm the first Civil Protection press conference is held to update the contagion situation;
• March 4: While confirmed cases have risen to 2,700, 1,500 of which in Lombardy, the government closes schools across Italy for two weeks, banning the public from sporting events but keeping other events open when distancing is possible;
• night from March 7 to 8: In a press conference that began late at night, after advances on the drastic measures of the impending decree circulated for hours, the government decided to ban all “non-essential” travel in Lombardy and in 14 other northern provinces of Italy; On Sunday night Juventus-Inter will be played, without an audience, the last game of Serie A before a break of months;
• March 9: the government extends the travel ban to all of Italy; confirmed infections are around 8 thousand, more than half in Lombardy;
• March 11: the government closes clubs and shops throughout Italy, beginning emergency shutdown real; Domenico Arcuri is appointed extraordinary commissioner for the coronavirus emergency;
• March 18: the President of the Republic signs the decree “Cura Italia”, with the first financial aid for a total of 25,000 million euros; at night a convoy of military trucks is photographed removing the coffins from the Bergamo cemetery, where it is no longer possible to incinerate all the bodies; confirmed infections are almost 29 thousand, deaths almost 3,000;
• March 21: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announces new restrictive measures by closing down industrial and production activities considered “non-essential” and banning travel outside his own municipality, except for emergencies and work reasons;
• March 23: confirmed infections exceed 50 thousand, the dead are more than 6 thousand;
• March 27: in the rain, the Pope recites a prayer in the empty St. Peter’s Square, broadcast live all over the world; daily deaths are the highest ever recorded, 919, and new verified daily cases are beginning to decline;
• March 28: confirmed deaths exceed 10,000;
• April 4: for the first time the number of people admitted to intensive care decreased, after being 4,068, of which 1,381 only in Lombardy;
• April 10th: the restrictive measures are extended until May 4;
• April 12th: one month and three weeks after the first cases, one million swabs were tested;
• April 26: Conte announces the measures that will regulate “phase 2”, scheduled for May 4, with the reopening of stores and the possibility of moving within the region itself to see what was defined as “joint”;
• May 4: “phase 2” begins; confirmed daily infections are less than 1,500;
• 25 of May: gyms and sports centers begin to reopen;
• 3 of June: travel between regions is allowed;
• 11th of June: a new decree further facilitates the measures by allowing the opening of shows and cinemas, with limitations on the number of spectators;
• June, 15: the app for the contact tracking Immuni is available throughout Italy.
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