The European Centre for Disease
Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in an update report on
COVID-19 on Thursday that Italy was currently among a group of
nations where the risk of contagion is relatively low.
"As per 13 September, the EU/EEA countries with a stable trend
include Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,Poland and Sweden," the
report said.
"In these countries, the overall probability of infection is
assessed as low.
"Because of the low proportion of cases in elderly individuals,
and the current low proportion of severe cases and low death
notification rates, the impact of the disease is assessed as
low.
"At this time, there is an overall low risk of COVID-19 for the
general population and the healthcare system in these countries
"Regarding vulnerable individuals (individuals with risk factors
for severe COVID-19 disease, such as the elderly), since the
impact of the disease in these groups is very high, the overall
risk is moderate".
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