Italy's COVID-19 contact-tracing
systems are no longer working, Walter Ricciardi, an expert
advisor to Health Minister Roberto Speranza, told ANSA on
Friday.
"The local health authorities are no longer capable of tracing
contacts, so the virus-containment strategy is not working," he
said.
"This is due to two phenomena taking place in many regions - the
lack of reinforcement of the department of prevention due to the
low number of doctors available and the thousands of outbreaks
that there are.
"The situation is extremely serious.
"The regions are losing control of contagions.
"Contact tracing is not working manually, with interviews of
people positive for the virus about their contacts, nor
technologically, with the Immuni app."
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