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Coronavirus: contagions in the North are growing, two cases in Milan, one in Turin. Two deaths
The conditions of 'patient 1' are stable, the 38-year-old Coronavirus positive admitted to the Civic hospital of Codogno (Lodi). Catalog: 'Cig for workers of companies in the area affected by the infections'
ANSA editorial staff 22 February 202021: 26
The number of infections in the North is growing. The number of infected people in Lombardy rises to 47, one of them, residing in Sesto San Giovanni, is hospitalized at San Raffaele in Milan. The second positive case in Milan, resident of Mediglia, south of the capital, who was hospitalized in the Melegnano hospital and who would now have been transferred to Sacco.
This was explained by the governor of the Region Attilio Fontana. The 78-year-old man from Sesto San Giovanni (Milan) tested positive for Coronavirus. The man is reported to have been hospitalized in San Raffaele hospital for five days.
There are still 11 cases found in Veneto. There are two victims of the coronavirus.
A positive case in Piedmont. The tests were carried out in Turin by specialists from the Amedeo di Savoia hospital. It is the first case of Coronavirus positivity in the region. There are about fifteen cases of patients under investigation in Coronavirus in Piedmont.
"The message we want to give is that in the area of the outbreak, the measures put in place are efficient and positive. People don't turn around, they stay at home, and that's what we were interested in". This was said by the Lombard Welfare Councilor Giulio Gallera, speaking of the situation in the ten municipalities of the Lodi area where the ordinance to contain the coronavirus infections is in force. "The goal is to contain the situation as much as possible, to avoid virus transmission as much as possible," said Gallera, adding that "yesterday the municipality of Cremona decided to close schools and cancel events such as Carnival and the Municipality of Pavia is considering adopting the same measures ".
There is a suspicious case in Umbria. The person is now in isolation and, according to the Region "has respiratory symptoms and has recently had contact with a person who appears to have contracted coronavirus infection in Lombardy". The Region specifies that the regional health organizations have taken steps to "hospitalize the person with the symptoms and make all contacts safe, in order to eliminate the risk of the community".
"Since yesterday, together with INPS, we are monitoring developments on the" Coronavirus "situation and studying the countermeasures to be taken for workers in companies located in the area affected by the Ministry of Health ordinance in agreement with the Lombardy Region" . The Minister of Labor, Nunzia Catalfo says so. "One - he explains - we have already identified it and that is to grant them the ordinary layoffs (Cigo): since it is an unpredictable event, such as this, there is no need for an ad hoc regulation". The Lombard councilor for Welfare Giulio Gallera, taking stock of the coronavirus situation in Lombardy, excluded 'cases in Milan'.
Second Italian victim of Coronavirus: it is an elderly woman residing in Casalpusterlengo, according to what is learned from qualified sources of the town of Lodigiano. According to what is learned, the lady, over seventy, was weakened by pneumonia and would have been waiting for the results of the tests she had been subjected to.
The first victim was 78-year-old Adriano Trevisan, who died at the hospital in Padua, where he was hospitalized together with another virus positive person. Former owner of a small construction company, Trevisan had three children, one of whom, Vanessa, had been mayor of Vo 'Euganeo, where they come from. The man, already hospitalized for about ten days for previous pathologies, died at the hospital of Schiavonia (Padua). "There wasn't even time to transfer it," said Governor Zaia.
The conditions of 'patient 1' are stable, the 38-year-old virus positive hospitalized in Codogno. Already 200 negative tests at the Schia?vonia hospital (Padua), where the first patient died.
There are 12 cases of Coronavirus registered so far in Veneto; one of them was the 78-year-old who died yesterday in Schiavonia. It is learned from the Region. Of the other 11 infected, only one is outside the municipality of Vo 'Euganeo: the 67-year-old from Mira (Venice) brought to the hospital of Dolo last night in Padua, in intensive care. The remaining 9, including "seven other cases registered today" explained Governor Luca Zaia, all refer to residents of the municipality of Vo '.
VENETIAN UNIVERSITIES CLOSED. The universities of Veneto will remain closed due to the Coronavirus emergency. This was announced by the president of Veneto, Luca Zaia, specifying that he had consulted with the rectors of the various universities in the region: "we have decided to keep them closed from next week" he said. Responding to journalists on possible measures for events such as the Venice Carnival, Zaia said he awaits the guidelines that will be issued by the minister of health, Roberto Speranza, because the initiatives must be uniform across the country.
THE APPEAL OF THE ORDER OF DOCTORS. "Doctors who have come into contact with new coronavirus cases in areas of outbreaks in Lombardy and Veneto must be placed under compulsory quarantine." Filippo Anelli, president of the National Federation of Medical Orders (Fnomceo), says this to ANSA, who also launches an appeal: "The quarantine of doctors, in those hospitals or in the offices concerned, could create problems of assistance. For this reason , I appeal to all colleagues: make yourself available, where possible, to make up for any shortcomings ".
THE SPALLANZANI BULLETIN - "The Chinese man, hospitalized with his wife at Spallanzani, has become negative and is in good health". The councilor for Health of the Lazio Region, Alessio D'Amato, said it in a press conference at Spallanzani. In addition, the Italian researcher admitted to Spallanzani will be "discharged in the day", D'Amato said again. The young man, a confirmed case of COVID-19, had persistently tested negative for Coronavirus tests. "We must not get caught up in alarmism. The model implemented by the Lazio Region is effective," said Giuseppe Ippolito, scientific director of Spallanzani in Rome.
To date, Spallanzani has undergone 77 patients tested for the new coronavirus. These are the data of the latest medical bulletin which shows an increase in access compared to the 68 registered yesterday. Of these, 63, negative test results, were discharged. Fourteen patients are still hospitalized: there are three confirmed cases of COVID - 19 (the Chinese couple and the young man from the Cecchignola site who will be discharged today). Nine are the cases subjected to the test which is still ongoing. There are two cases that remain hospitalized for other reasons.
THE RECOMMENDATION OF CIVIL PROTECTION - As part of the activities put in place to deal with the Coronavirus emergency, "citizens' collaboration is fundamental". Civil Protection stressed this, inviting "therefore the population to go to health facilities and to use emergency numbers only if strictly necessary".
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IN 450 CLOSED AT THE SCHIAVONIA HOSPITAL - There would be 450 in all people closed since yesterday afternoon inside the Schiavonia hospital (Padua) due to the coronavirus alarm. Of these, 300 are patients and 150 are employees of the facility. For all the swab is expected to check for any infection. Schiavonia hospital has a total of 300 beds and 600 employees. Personnel who were not in the departments yesterday will also be tested.
VIMINAL, GLOVES AND MASKS FOR AGENTS - Individual protection devices such as gloves and masks, "also in consideration of the current supply difficulties", "must be made available, based on the different and potential exposure profiles, for the personnel performing operational services or that involve direct exposure to the risk of contagion, as in the case of services in immediate contact with the public ". So a circular sent today by the Unit Directorate of the Department of Ps, in relation to the coronavirus emergency.
