Silvio Brusaferro, the head of
Italy's Higher Health Institute (ISS), said Wednesday that
COVID-19 contagion was widespread throughout Italy at the
moment.
The situation, therefore, is different from that of the first
wave of contagion, when the coronavirus hit several northern
regions much harder than the rest of the country.
"Today the epidemic is no longer confined to certain areas, it
is widespread throughout Italy," Brusaferro told a hearing of
the Senate's health and hygiene committee.
"The Rt index, which describes the speed of its spread, gives an
idea of the growth (in contagion) that we are having.
"It is over 1 in all regions and is much over that in many".
Brusaferro said the average age of people to test positive for
COVID-19 is 40 at the moment, down from 60-70 at the peak of the
first wave but up from around 30 in the summer.
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