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5 more doctors die inc 2 who came out of retirement, bringing the medic death toll to 13

⬆️2,600 medical workers have been infected with CV19. That is 8.3%

This is ⬆️ than double the rate in China & likely due to the shortage of PPE equipment.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…
In just the last 8 days the numbers of infected medics has risen by more than 1500
An Oxford study suggests that Italy is particularly vulnerable because of its aging pop.
It’s common for children to live with their parents & grandparents, whilst commuting to the city to work & socialise, picking up the virus and bringing it home without realising they are ill.
Student doctors are being rushed into service prior to qualifying, because pressure in hospitals is so overwhelming
The dead are so numerous the Crematoriums cannot cope. The army have deployed 15 trucks & 50 soldiers to move bodies to different provinces.

These people have died without their family & are being buried/cremated without them

“The saddest photo in the history of our country”
A 37 string team of medics and paramedics have arrived in Milan from China to help support hospitals.

They bring with them a very welcome 20 tonnes of equipment.
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