The number of people who have recovered in Italy rises to 7,432. Borrelli: great national and international solidarity. Brusaferro: isolation is fundamental.
In the last twenty-four hours 408 people have recovered, bringing the total to 7,432 across Italy. This is what emerges from the latest Civil Protection bulletin. Infections stand at 50,418 (+3,780), of which 26,522 have mild symptoms and are at home, 3,204 are in intensive care, equal to 6 per cent, and the remainder are hospitalised in ordinary wards. There have been 602 new deaths, 6,077 in total.
What emerged from the latest press conference is the great role that solidarity is playing in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic. There is talk of international solidarity with countries such as Russia, the People's Republic of China, Cuba, France and Germany "that have made men and resources available to combat the epidemic," said Civil Protection chief Protezione Civile Angelo Borrelli.
But it is above all the solidarity that Italians have shown in recent days that has made the difference: thanks to voluntary donations to the Civil Protection account, 25.5 million euros have been raised, which will be allocated to the purchase of resources aimed at boosting the country's response capacity. And then there is internal solidarity: "Yesterday there was an earthquake in Croatia and to deal with it we arranged for a population assistance unit from Friuli-Venezia Giulia to be sent – said Borrelli –. Even during an emergency, our civil protection system continues to do its job and continues to show solidarity with those affected by other emergencies."
The floor then passed to Silvio Brusaferro, president of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, who stressed the importance of complying with isolation measures.
"This is a very important week for assessing how the curves are developing," he explained. "This focus reminds us that the greatest contribution comes from the northern regions, where there is heavy circulation. Our effort at this moment is to prevent these curves from being reproduced in the south. The challenge for our country is to ensure that these curves do not reproduce where circulation is still limited."
It is essential that the infection curve falls in order to avoid having this number of cases again in 15 days' time. "We are the architects of how we will shape the curve in the coming days," Brusaferro concluded.
