Coronavirus, a record of infection but also of recovered

There are 2,706 coronavirus patients in Italy, with an increase of 587 people compared to yesterday. But it is also a record of healed: there are 276, 116 more than yesterday. The increase is 72.5%, the largest recorded in recent days. The dead are 107, 28 more. The new data was provided by Commissioner Angelo Borrelli during the press conference to the Civil Protection.

The mayor of Piacenza was positive

Among the new positives there is also the mayor of Piacenza, Patrizia Barbieri, who also holds the position of President of the Province. She tested positive for the swab, and is in solitary confinement in her home. He has the typical symptoms of the disease, high fever and cough, but his condition is not currently worrying.

The government’s plan: more places in intensive care

The government’s plan to increase intensive care places in the area is ready, outlined in a circular from the Ministry of Health. An increase of 50% in intensive care beds and a 100% increase in pulmonology and infectious disease units is expected. The “local remodulation of hospital activities” is foreseen, and “it is necessary to redistribute the health personnel for assistance, with a ‘rapid’ training path, qualifying for respiratory support for nurses and doctors”.

The “rapid” training course, indicated in the circular of the ministry, is intended for nurses and doctors to be dedicated to areas of sub-intensive therapy. To this end, it is recommended to use the Fad (Distance Education) courses available at the Higher Institute of Health. The use of accredited private structures was also indicated “to reduce the pressure on public structures by transferring and taking charge of patients not affected by Covid-19”. To also ensure the transport of critically ill patients, the circular indicates that “pools of anesthesiologists-resuscitators must be established not only from the Region concerned, but also from other less interested Regions”. It will also be necessary to identify “one or more hospital structures to be dedicated to the exclusive management of the patient with Covid-19”. The circular was published on March 1, 2020 and is addressed to Civil Protection, ministries, departments, federations of orders and health institutions.

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Always to be ready for any health emergencies, the Civil Protection has activated the Cross (Remote Central for emergency medical operations), that is the centers for the coordination of emergency medical assistance. These are two structures, one in Piedmont and one in Tuscany, ready to coordinate and safely carry out any movement of patients from one hospital to another.

Measures to support hospitals in the red zone

The Ministry of Defense has made available – in case of need and at the request of the competent authorities on the coronavirus emergency – about 2,200 rooms and about 6,600 beds, distributed throughout the national territory, in favor of citizens who must eventually undergo the period of surveillance. In a note from the ministry it is said that on the indication of the minister Lorenzo Guerini, a portion of the medical staff is also available to provide emergency support, if required and compatibly with the operational needs that these personnel are already called to perform.

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Coronavirus, private health is mobilized: beds and doctors for the yellow areas

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Already this morning he left the military hospital of Baggio, in Milan, health personnel destined for the hospitals of the Lodi area, which are in emergency due to the infection with Coronavirus. A cardiologist, two anesthesiologists and four professional nurses will go to Lodi and will then be sorted into the provincial wards most at risk for the numerous accesses of patients with respiratory problems.

The drafts of the incoming decrees

Today the government will give the green light to the decree of the Prime Minister and tomorrow to the economic one. According to a first draft, the decree provides “throughout the national territory: a) suspension of congresses, meetings, gatherings and social events, for healthcare personnel and staff who guarantee essential public services and utilities; b) postponement of all conference and congress activities; c) suspension of events of any kind, as well as events in public or private places and in closed places open to the public (including cinemas and theaters) which involve crowding of people and which do not guarantee respect for the distance of security / interpersonal at least one meter “.

The College of Healthcare is considering whether to widen the red zone.

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Coronavirus, the real-time map

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The ISS will decide whether to widen the red zone

The case of contagion of the newborn, yesterday in Bergamo, it indicates the municipalities of Nembro and Alzano Lombardo, centers of the middle Seriana valley, in the Bergamo area, where almost 25 thousand people live, as a possible other critical point for the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the indications of the Scientific Committee are given maximum diffusion, which expresses “strong concern” and reiterates the advice to limit the number of infections: sporting events behind closed doors for 30 days, not to conferences and meetings, elderly people invited to stay at home.

Civil Protection data show that 1,326 patients are in Lombardy, 398 in Emilia Romagna, 297 in Veneto, 56 in Piedmont, 59 in the Marche, 30 in Campania, 19 in Liguria, 18 in Tuscany, 11 in Lazio, 13 in Friuli Venezia Giulia, 5 in Sicily, 6 in Puglia, 6 in Abruzzo, 4 in Trentino, 3 in Molise, 8 in Umbria, one in the province of Bolzano, Calabria, Sardinia and Basilicata. The only region that has not had Coronavirus cases in Italy at the moment therefore remains the Aosta Valley.

Now it is proven: the virus was in Italy long before the diagnosis

Now it is scientifically proven: the coronavirus circulated in Italy “several weeks” before there was the diagnosis of the patient one of Codogno. The proof is contained in the 3 genetic sequences of the virus circulating in Lombardy, obtained by the group of Milan State University and Sacco Hospital, coordinated by Gianguglielmo Zehender, Claudia Balotta and Massimo Galli. The analysis of further genomes, in progress, will be able to provide more precise estimates of the virus’s entry into Italy and possible ways of spread.

On April 7, the exams for the qualification to the medical profession

Minister Gaetano Manfredi signed the order setting the new date for the second session of state exams for the qualification to practice the profession of surgeon. The test will take place on Tuesday 7 April 2020.