After the plateau, the infection begins the descent

Over 12 thousand deaths in the USA

In the United States, 12,000 deaths have passed, according to the latest update from Johns Hopkins University. There are 12,285 deaths, half of which are in New York State. 4,009 people died in the Big Apple alone. Contagions in the States reached 386,817.

Trump: painful week but signs of hope

President Donald Trump sees “signs of hope” despite “the very painful week” for the US for coronavirus. During the conference with the task force on Covid-19, Trump particularly stressed the difficult situation in New York and New Jersey where cases could soon start to go down. “We will beat the virus,” assured the tycoon, “our strategy is working.”

Still distances in the Eurogroup, negotiation in the night

“We are working on an ambitious EU economic policy response to the coronavirus. On track, but not yet there.” Luis Rego, the spokesman for the president of the Eurogroup, Mario Centeno, writes it on Twitter. The spokesman announced a press conference for 10 am tomorrow morning.

The Eurogroup meeting, which was interrupted at 7 pm, resumed at 11 pm, Rego announces, “we are working hard to reach an agreement”.

Misiani: re-open those who guarantee security but no dates

“In my opinion, the workplaces and production sites that manage to guarantee safety for workers should be reopened immediately. I believe this should be the criterion, maintaining the rules of social distancing for a certain period, as the countries that were doing before of us have experienced the epidemic. ” Deputy Minister of Economy Antonio Misiani said it, on CartaBianca on Rai 3.
“On the reopening – he added – I believe that indicating dates today is not only wrong but counterproductive. It would send a non-positive signal towards a country that is making sacrifices that are producing results”.

The daughter of Codogno’s ‘patient 1’ was born

Mattia’s daughter was born, the so-called ‘Patient One’ (although it turned out that there were others before him) from Codogno, who fought for many days at the Policlinico hospital in Pavia before recovering from coronavirus. His eighth month pregnant wife had also contracted the disease, but asymptomatically, and successfully completed the pregnancy. The 38-year-old’s friends report the birth.

Conte hears von Der Leyen: “Courage is needed”

A courageous response is needed, Italy will say no to downward compromises: this is the line of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, reiterated according to what is learned in a phone call received by the Prime Minister with the President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen this afternoon. The premier’s position remains that of support for Eurobonds and a refusal to use the Mes considered an inadequate instrument.

Capua: if the data consolidate, think about reopening

“I am more than cautiously optimistic. We have to start from this data, to start thinking about how to return to the new normal, for this health emergency that will not end before the summer.” The virologist Ilaria Capua told Dimartedì on La7. “But the fact that hospitalizations are decreasing and also serious forms is an excellent sign – he added – the measures have worked and the enormous weight on the national health service is loosening. And it may be able to respond to emergencies more effectively Once this data is consolidated we can really start thinking about how to open. ”

Ihme: “For Italy the pandemic will end on May 19th”

The end of the pandemic in Italy, with “zero deaths” is scheduled for May 19, “except for a loosening of the social distancing measures or a rebound of the infected”. This was stated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent organization of the School of Medicine of the University of Washington, which provides data to the White House and on the basis of which on March 30 last the American president, Donald Trump, extended health recommendations and restrictions until the end of April. Italy – adds IHME, “has passed its peak phase, except for Calabria (expected peak today, April 7) and Puglia, where the peak will be reached on April 16. The total number of deaths recorded in Italy it will be 20,300 on August 4, 2020.

In the US there are over 11 thousand dead

In the USA coronavirus cases have reached at least 378,289 while the deaths are over 11 thousand. It’s the budget drawn up by Johns Hopkins University.

Iss: underestimated cases, even 10 times more

“There is an intrinsic underestimation, not only in Italy but in all countries, of the number of cases and asymptomatic. In fact we often say that for each case that is reported by the surveillance system there could possibly be 10 infected people, we do not know. The underestimation of mortality is bad news, that of the infected is good because it means that there are many more infected people who have overcome the disease. The underestimation of cases is not the biggest problem, the important thing is to identify the outbreaks and stem the contagion “. This was said by the director of the ISS infectious diseases department, Gianni Rezza, at the press point in Civil Protection.

Three months of extra shock absorbers to the companies in the red zone

Green light from the Senate Budget Committee to the sub-amendment of the M5S to the government amendment which extends the ordinary salary integration treatment or the ordinary check with causal ‘COVID-19 emergency’ by 3 months for the companies in the first red zone and for the workers who live there. The senators of the M5S of the Palazzo Madama Work Committee announced this, expressing satisfaction.
“With this intervention – the M5S parliamentarians add – we allow employees of companies registered in the Wages Integration Fund (FIS) that employ on average more than 5 employees to access. The check will not have the corporate ceiling indicated by the rules that regulate the FIS and the amount of the ordinary contributions due by the employer will be set at four times “.

For the first time, less than 100 infections in Milan city

Today there are 11,787 infections in the province of Milan, with a +249 compared to yesterday. The infection slows down, if you think that yesterday the increase had been 308 yesterday.
The figure of Milan city emerges where “the situation is going to reduce” with – for the first time – less than 100 infections more than yesterday: today’s number is +99. The numbers were given by the Councilor for Welfare of the Lombardy Region, Giulio Gallera, during a press conference at the Testori auditorium at Palazzo Lombardia.

Iss: caution on serological tests

“Serological tests can give useful indications but the results must be taken with some caution. They are not used to make a diagnosis, the diagnosis is made with a swab. The serological test is used to understand who has antibodies, and where they have been evaluated they are not were completely satisfactory. The sensitivity was not 100% and it is being evaluated. Even that of the Istituto S.Matteo di Pavia is being evaluated “. This was said by the director of the ISS infectious diseases department, Gianni Rezza, at the press point in Civil Protection. “If I had to do it today – he added – the doubt would remain: is it a real result or is it a false positive? It is a general indication. And on immunity, on how protective and long-lasting it is, there is still study I think the disease, by analogy, probably gives it but we don’t have enough follow up to be sure. ”

The infection slows down, Austria ready to start again

In Austria there is a marked slowdown in the growth of new coronavirus cases. To date there are 12,547 positive people, just over 300 compared to yesterday. There are a total of 243 deaths in the Laender. The government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz reiterated that the restrictions on leaving home are active and extended in late April but at the same time said that from Tuesday 14 April some containment measures will be relaxed for a slow restart.
This is the opening of smaller retail stores (up to 400 square meters), those related to DIY and gardening. It is mandatory to wear a mask or nose-mouth protection when the population goes to supermarkets, drugstores and pharmacies

In Lombardy 791 new cases and 282 new deaths

Since the beginning of the coronavirus emergency, there have been 52,325 positives in Lombardy, +791 compared to yesterday. The deaths instead 9,484, with an increase of 282. Said the Lombardy Welfare Councilor, Giulio Gallera.

Iss: masks useful if there is no distance

“My opinion is that if I go on the street I don’t use the mask, if I have to enter a public place and there is no social distancing I tend to use it. The main measure, however, is social distancing”. This was said by the director of the ISS infectious diseases department, Gianni Rezza, at the press point in Civil Protection, commenting on the latest WHO document which reiterates that universal use of the masks is not recommended. “To err is human, and WHO is made by men – Rezza underlined – it is not said that it has always hit the spot. They are my personal opinions, WHO is very important but sometimes you can underestimate some aspects, or correct some decision, especially when we are dealing with a new virus. The mask theme is very complex: in the meantime there is a wide range of physical barriers, from the most professional to the surgical ones to do-it-yourself ones. If you don’t use professional masks it is clear that they may not protect the person who is exposed to someone who may be coughing. But they have their usefulness in acting as a barrier to saliva droplets emitted for example by a symptomatic person. The important thing, and the WHO clearly says, is that the masks don’t give us false security. “

Iss: after the plateau, the descent seems to have started

“Finally we begin to see a decrease in the number of new cases. If we put it in an epidemic curve we would see that after a plateau phase there seems to be a descent.” This was said by the director of the ISS infectious diseases department, Gianni Rezza, at the press point in Civil Protection. “After all – he added – we have mathematical models that predicted the reduction of the ‘R’ parameter, we hope to witness a decline, of course we must be very careful and keep in mind that this virus will remain in the population. Even if we get to zero it does not it will be a free den for everyone, we must engage in a tough fight.

More than four billion people confined to the world

More than four billion people in nearly 100 countries or territories around the world are forced or encouraged by their authorities to remain confined to their home to combat the spread of Covid-19. The figure represents more than half (about 52%) of the world population, estimated by the United Nations at 7.79 billion people in 2020.