The average Rt reproduction number
for COVID-19 in Italy dropped to 0.84 in the period between
January 6 and 19, according to a draft of the weekly coronavirus
monitoring report of the health ministry and the Higher Health
Institute (ISS),
It said the range was down to 0.75-0.98, taking the upper limit
below one.
It said there had been an "improvement in the general level of
risk, with a significant increase in low-risk regions".
It said only one region, Umbria, was high risk, down from four
in the previous report, while 10 regions-autonomous provinces
were moderate risk and 10 were low risk.
Nevertheless, the report warned that the "epidemic remains in a
delicate phase and a new rapid increase in the number of cases
is possible in the coming weeks" if the COVID-19 prevention
measures are not "rigorously maintained". .
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