Thread by @ViralRNA

#COVID19Italy SitRep, 1 March, 18:00, @DPCgov

1577 positive:
798 (51%) self-quarantine at home, asymptomatic or very mild symptoms
639 (41%) recovered in hospital, with symptoms
140 (9%) in intensive care (106 in Lombardia)

34 deaths

TOT: 21127 tests

#COVID19 #SarsCoV2

@DPCgov Data above is provided by the individual regions.All positive samples are re-tested by National lab @MinisteroSalute, then data shared w @WHO.

So far, national lab has confirmed 488 samples
(of 1577 from regions; processing the rest)

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@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO Capacity&facilities: @DPCgov working w/ @MinisteroSalute >1800 personnel involved, of which >1000 are volunteers

283 triage facilities set up & manned outside hospitals to handle the cases in safety

Efforts targeted to Lodi and Cremona, hit by highest num of patients
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@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO DrBorrelli reports difficulties for authorities in sourcing facemasks, not produced in Italy and not normally used. Only surgical masks routinely used in italy, but now they have been approved by @WHO for use with #COVID19 #SarsCoV2

@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO Q from audience about setting up temporary hospitals: DrBorrelli: @DPCgov is always ready and has the capacity, but not building any right now
(Note: my succinct Ita>Eng translation of a long, repetitive answer. Question was asked twice)
#COVID19 #SarsCoV2 #COVID19Italy

@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO Q about football SerieA matches in 3 regions played w/o spectators or postponed?
DrBorrelli @DPCgov: Presidents of Regions (incl @RegioneLombardy) are about to publish the "ordinanze" (emergency legislation) that will regulate life in the Red Zones
#COVID19Italy #COVID19

@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO Q about @MinisteroSalute vs Regional data.
ProfRezza @MinisteroSalute there's a time lag between the samples tested in the regions and then the positives again at national lab

so the difference between the numbers (datasets) is just due to time, no other factor

BUT
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@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO 534 of 544 positives have been confirmed so far by @MinisteroSalute

Two samples from Lombardy were not confirmed (= tested negative in national lab)
No details abut the other 8.

ProfRezza: good data agreement between Regions and National

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@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO ProfRezza @MinisteroSalute right now we are seeing an increase in cases, but we need to consider when containment measures were implemented and #SarsCoV2 incubation time (4-12 d). So,we need to wait another week before seeing the effects of our efforts
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@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO ProfRezza @MinisteroSalute As far as the severe #COVID19 cases, we need to consider that Italy has an old population, which we need to protect by implementing containment efforts and stopping transmission.The fewer cases there are in total, the fewer the most severe #COVID19Italy

@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO Q about facemarks and fit: ProfRezza @MinisteroSalute reiterates that surgical masks can be used to prevent a patient from spreading #SarsCoV2 Of course, they need to be worn and fitted properly. PPE training available for HCW
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@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO Q about vaccines: ProfRezza @MinisteroSalute lists the many #SarsCoV2 vaccines corrently in development, and stresses that the issue is not the technology (available), but safety and efficacy in humans #COVID19Italy

@DPCgov @MinisteroSalute @WHO Q about S.Luigi dei Francesi church in Rome, closed today due to French priest who went back to France and tested +ve, did he have travel links with Codogno (Lombardy)? DrBorrelli @DPCgov this is an epi investigation being undertaken by epi&medical team of Regione Lazio
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