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Italy has more than 1.238 million confirmed cases, President calls for unity to fight pandemic

Italy has more than 1.238 million confirmed cases, President calls for unity to fight pandemic

by YCPress

November 18, according to Euronet citing EUN News Agency, the Italian Ministry of Emergency Civil Defense reported on the 18th that the pandemic report on the 18th indicated that in the past 24 hours, there were 32,191 new confirmed cases; 731 new deaths, the second highest New high since the pandemic.

 Italian President Mattarella issued an appeal to the people across the country, political parties and organizations, and governments at all levels, asking everyone to unite and fight the pandemic together.

On November 11, local time, in Venice, Italy, an Italian nursing home set up a “hug room” to facilitate the elderly to meet with their relatives under the premise of pandemic prevention measures.

According to reports, as of 18:00 on the 17th local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Italy has increased to 12,38072, including 46,464 deaths.

A number of unions including the Italian Federation of Labor, the Italian National Physicians Union, and the medical institution industry association issued a statement on the 17th, stating that since the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic, more than 200 medical staff have unfortunately died at work, especially in the fight against the second wave.

During the pandemic, the number of confirmed and dead cases of medical staff continues to rise, which is damaging the national medical system.

The president of the Italian National Federation of Surgeons and Dentists, Anelli, said on the 16th that from the current development trend of Coronavirus pandemic, although the number of Coronavirus patients in hospitals has begun to slow, the hospital’s ability to treat patients with conventional diseases still cannot be improved, resulting in Many non-emergency patients with routine diseases are difficult to get timely treatment.

On the 17th, President of the Italian National Institute of Health Bruzaferro said on the 17th that some regional governments require the reduction of the epandemicidemic risk level.

To assess the pandemic risk level of a certain area, it should not only refer to the index performance of the pandemic data but also consider Variables for the incubation period of virus transmission. 

To reduce the contagion index RT value below 1 before Christmas, it depends on everyone’s behavior and efforts. At present, there is no obvious downward trend in the pandemic data, and the assessment of the regional pandemic risk level should be more cautious.