Overall, however, the general picture of the transmission and impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Italy remains “low critical”, explained Gianni Rezza, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Ministry of Health to the weekly data released from the control room Ministry of Health-Higher Institute of Health.
“The number of cases compared to last week it is more or less stable with an Rt that has risen to 1.01. This is due to the presence of more or less significant outbreaks mainly due to cases imported from abroad. “Rezza added.” It follows – the expert underlined – the need to continue to maintain behaviors inspired by prudence. For its part, public health must intervene quickly to identify any outbreaks and put them under rapid control. ”
In the weekly report on coronavirus produced by the Ministry of Health and the ISS, it is emphasized that “it is essential to maintain high attention and continue to strengthen testing-tracking-tracing activities in order to identify early all potential transmission outbreaks and continue to control the epidemic. Otherwise, in the coming weeks, we could see a turnaround with a significant increase in the number of cases at national level “. “For this reason – it still reads in the document – it remains fundamental to maintain high awareness of the general population on the fluidity of the epidemiological situation and on the importance of continuing to rigorously respect all the measures necessary to reduce the risk of transmission such as individual hygiene and physical distancing. “
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