Covid, Italy holds: incidence decreasing and Rt stable

Vaccines count and school did not weigh too much. The value of the incidence of cases from Covid-19 falls this week in Italy. Conversely, the transmissibility index Rt was stable at 0.83. Monitoring of the control room Iss-Ministry of Health it shows reassuring and not growing data for our country. At the national level, there are 37 cases per 100,000 inhabitants against 45 per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous week. The risk is low for all regions, except Lazio, where it is moderate.

Sicily should return to white from Monday.

Cases are steadily decreasing and vaccinated people are increasing. The target of 80% vaccinated against Covid among over-12s should be reached next week. However, there are still 8.3 million people who have not received a single dose. More than 3 million over 50s still without vaccination coverage are particularly at risk. The Undersecretary of Health, Andrea Costa, said that “in recent weeks there has been an increase in vaccination bookings even in these age groups, but it is not enough. I hope that the extension of the Green pass from 15 October will convince others to get vaccinated ».

Even at the European level, Italy is seen to improve. The green-colored areas on the map of the ECDC, the European Center for the control and prevention of illnesses. There is only one region in red, Calabria. There are 8 regions and autonomous provinces in the lowest risk bracket. Liguria, the province of Trento, Abruzzo and Sardinia are added to Valle d’Aosta, Piedmont, Lombardy and Molise. The rest of the Peninsula is in yellow for Europe.

Next week the government should adopt the instructions given by the CTS to expand the capacity of theaters, cinemas, plants and stadiums. There is also the reduction of the quarantine in case of infections to be discussed school. Among the hypotheses is the decrease from 7 to 5 days and some regions are pressing for it to be eliminated for vaccinated students.

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