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In Castiglione d’Adda in Lombardy, the parents of Italy’s coronavirus “Patient 1” are taken into custody under special protective measures.
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The 38-year-old “Patient 1”, whom the Italian press calls “Mattia”, works for Unilever and was in China on business.
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“Mattia” is currently in a stable condition in an intensive care unit. Now the Italian health authorities have also taken care of the parents of “Patient One”.
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In the meantime, life in many parts of northern Italy has practically come to a standstill. The University of Trieste is also temporarily closed.
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Face masks are part of the street scene in northern Italy today – like here in Turin.
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Italy confirmed twice as many coronavirus infections on Sunday as the day before. The number of infections jumped from 76 to 153 in just 24 hours, according to the newspaper “Corriere della Sera” reported.
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This puts Italy in third place worldwide in terms of virus infections. China has the most cases with almost 78,811 infections (2,462 deaths), followed by South Korea with around 763 infections (seven deaths), with Italy in third place.
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Most of our southern neighbors are in northern Italy. The list tops Lombardy with 116 infections, just south of the Swiss border, followed by Veneto with 25 cases. Rome – the southernmost region of Italy with confirmed infections – reports three cases so far.
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Confederation, cantons and health care would be “prepared” for virus
Between Milan and the Swiss border alone there were 36 infections on Sunday, with three more cases in Milan. The hotspot of Lombardy is located in the city of Lodi, which has a population of just under 46,000, southeast of Milan with initially 49 infections. Around Codogno near Milan alone, 50,000 people are cordoned off from the outside world. “Entering and leaving these areas is prohibited,” said the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (55).
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This makes northern Italy the largest virus crisis area in Europe. Large events were canceled in Lombardy and Veneto, including the Venice Carnival. Schools and businesses remain closed. Despite the close proximity to Switzerland, the Federal Office of Public Health BAG initially takes “no further” protective measures and warns to rest:
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According to the Ticino cantonal doctor Giorgio Merlani, there are still no infected people in Ticino and nobody is in quarantine, reports the “Tages-Anzeiger”. A BAG website on the corona virus notes that the new corona virus has not yet been detected in any of the samples examined in Switzerland. «But it is possible that cases will also occur in Switzerland. If the new corona virus spreads to Switzerland, the federal government, cantons and health care are prepared. »
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Parents of Italy’s “Patient 1” picked up at home
Two of the Italian virus victims died in Lombardy, the third victim so far died in Veneto, just east of it. In Lombardy, the parents of Italy’s “Patient 1” were also taken into medical custody on Saturday.
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“Mattia”, as Italian media call him, has been in intensive care for a few days. He is also said to have infected his wife, who was eight months pregnant. At first it is not clear whether his parents, picked up by masked medical personnel at home, are also carriers of the virus. (KES)
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