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Friday Italy changes color and it seems inevitable that the map will be increasingly orange, with red spots. To risk the toughest restrictions are Emilia-Romagna and Campania. The epidemic is accelerating under the pressure of variants and 22,865 new infections were registered on Thursday, leading to almost 3 million cases verified since last February. Just under 99 thousand victims of coronavirus since the beginning of the epidemic.
Towards red
Today’s monitoring will determine the change of colors that will take place on Monday, March 8, by order of the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza. At risk of slipping into the red zone is theEmilia-Romagna, already dotted with provinces with more severe restrictions. Weigh two parameters: Rt above 1 and income growth in intensive care. “The priority is to vaccinate,” says the governor. Stefano bonaccini. In Campania“Making the red zone now inevitable” is the “very strong growth of contagion” linked to variants. This is explained by the regional crisis unit that has ordered “massive swabs in the municipalities with the most cases.”
Towards orange
If Lombardy plays the dark orange card early, the Piedmont it is in balance with the increase in infections (2,167) and the use of intensive care near the critical threshold. “But we must not enter the red zone,” said Governor Alberto Cirio. Abruzzo should also “stay in the orange zone in general,” explains President Marco Marsilio. Outbreak data puts Orange at risk Calabria and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Discounted the step of Veneto which counts 1,500 new cases in 24 hours and a Rt increased to 1.12. We will probably dance again. The plane can have turbulence in flight ”, admitted the governor. Luca zaia. Also on the scale Apulia where the RT remains below 1, “but the indicators point to a moderate risk and that is why we could be in orange” admits the Minister of Health, Pierluigi Lopalco. Lazio Rt stops just below 1 (0.98) and barring issues with intensive care, the region should remain yellow.
The european map
Anticipating everyone, on the map of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Ecdc) Emilia-Romagna is already colored in “dark red” (together with Trentino-Alto Adige) for the incidence of infections.
Swabs and vaccines
Of the 339,635 swabs tested yesterday (about 20,000 less than the day before) the positivity rate jumped to 6.7% (on Wednesday it was 5.8%). Hospitalizations (+ 394) and intensive care are on the rise (the balance is +64, but only yesterday there were 232 new admissions). A nod to vaccines: 1.5 million Italians have already received both doses. In total, 4.9 million were administered.
“The third wave”
After a period of apparent flat calm, the epidemic curve rose again: in one week (February 24 to March 2) infections increased by 33%, certifies the Gimbe Foundation. “It is the beginning of the third wave – says President Nino Cartabellotta – which finds the way paved. The red zones are decided too late and the vaccination campaign is struggling to get off the ground. ‘
March 5, 2021 (change March 5, 2021 | 07:11)
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