The report on the results of
monitoring of phase two of the coronavirus emergency during the
week between May 18 and 24 says that, at the moment, there are
no critical situations regarding the COVID-19 epidemic.
Heterogeneous Incidence.
"The weekly incidence remains highly heterogeneous across the
national territory," the monitoring report said.
In some regions the number of cases is still high, indicating
a complex situation but one that us under control, while the
number of cases is very limited in others.
Caution.
So the report recommends "caution, especially when the
frequency and scale of the movements of people across the
national territory increases".
Furthermore, the report said that "no signs of hospital care
services being overloaded have been registered and improved
levels of resilience have been observed".
Testing.
Throughout the country, testing and screening policies
continue to be strengthened at the regional level.
Reproduction Rates.
Even though this has increased diagnostic sensitivity, the
weekly trend for newly diagnosed cases is down in almost all of
the regions and autonomous provinces and the Rt reproduction
rates are below 1.
As regards the Rt estimate, it is stressed that, when the
number of cases is very low, some regions may temporarily have
an Rt rate above 1 because of small local hotspots that affect
the regional total, but are not a worrying factor.
Contagion Continues.
"The lockdown measures in Italy have made it possible to
control COVID-19 contagion across the national territory, albeit
in a situation of continued widespread transmission of the
virus, with very different incidences in the 21 regions," the
report concluded.
Positive Situation.
It said that the current situation "is positive, on the
whole, with respect to the first phase of transition" although
"signs of transmission persist, with new hotspots that depict a
fluid epidemiological situation in many regions.
"This calls for rigorous respect of the measures necessary to
reduce the risk of transmission, such as individual hygiene and
physical distancing".
Regional Services.
It is necessary to "continue to reinforce the regional
services for prevention and response to COVID-19 to face
eventual fresh waves of the epidemic".
Encouraging Data.
Health Minister Roberto Speranza said the data released by
the Higher Health Institute (ISS) are "encouraging" and that
"the major sacrifices of the lockdown have produced these
results.
"We must continue on the path taken, moving gradually and
with caution," he said.
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