Covid-19, ISS monitoring: cases on the rise. National Rt at 1.01

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In particular, the data emerges according to which there are 12 Regions with an Rt greater than 1 in the last week. Overall, “a total of 3,266 active outbreaks were reported, of which 909 were new, both increasing for the ninth consecutive week, while in the previous week of monitoring 2,868 active outbreaks were reported, of which 832 new ”. In general, outbreaks have been identified in almost all the provinces (101/107), underlines the monitoring. Despite the increase in active outbreaks, the Regions reported “3,026 new cases not associated with known transmission chains (+ 13.7% compared to the previous week)”. As regards, however, the transmission context, the percentage of outbreaks developed in the family remains stable (76.5% of all active outbreaks compared to 76.1% the previous week). It also increases the percentage of outbreaks occurred in the workplace (7.2% against 5.6% last week) and the number of outbreaks associated with recreational activities decreased (4.5% compared to 6.3% the previous week).

Ministry-Iss: “Relaxation of measures makes rapid worsening risk concrete”

“A relaxation of the measures, in particular for events and initiatives a risk aggregation in public and private places, and of individual behaviors, also linked to moments of impromptu aggregation, makes real the risk of a rapid epidemic worsening “, specify Iss and Ministry of Health in the report, reiterating the importance of anti-contagion measures. “Local broadcast

of the virus – the document reads – spread throughout the national territory, also causes outbreaks of considerable size, especially in the home. It remains essential to maintain a high awareness of general population about the worsening of the epidemiological situation and the importance of continuing to strictly comply with all the measures necessary to reduce the risk of transmission such as hand washing, use of masks and physical distancing “.

First school-related outbreaks

As pointed out in the report, the first ones were reported in the reference week outbreaks where the transmission may have occurred in scope intra scholasticor. “Although the impact of these outbreaks on local transmission of the virus is so far limited, it remains essential to maintain attention on the measures introduced to prevent intra-school transmission, such as screening, the detection of the daily temperature by the families and compliance with the procedures for the management of suspected symptomatic cases in the school environment ”, specify Iss and the Ministry of Health.

Rezza: “Caution, avoid gatherings of any kind”

Commenting on the data that emerged from the monitoring, came the words of Gianni Rezza, general director of Prevention at the Ministry of Health. “The cases of Covid -19 in our country and the RT even slightly exceeds unity ”, he stressed. “There are outbreaks and sporadic cases in all Italian regions, which shows a widespread transmission of the virus”. Speaking of the situation in hospitals, Rezza said that although there is no “overload of hospital structures, hospitalizations and intensive care are gradually increasing”. Then the appeal: “It is recommended to behave prudently: physical distancing, masks, hand washing and above all to avoid gatherings of any kind”, concluded the expert.

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