The COVID-19 epidemic situation in Italy is still very complicated. To date, Italy has had 18,849 deaths from COVID-19.
Hospitals in Italy are under stress and overload not only because of the large number of patients but also because of the situation of thousands of medical staff being infected during the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
On March 18, Italy experienced a dark day as the country recorded 475 deaths from COVID-19. 475 deaths in 1 day in Italy is a record in the world. No country, even China, at its peak, had such a high death toll.
The percentage of medical staff suffering from Covid-19 in Italy is twice as high as the number of health workers in the period in China. Thousands of health workers in Italy have been infected since the epidemic started outbreak in the country in February, of which part of the cause was due to lack of protection equipment. "We will do it," it was the encouragement of each other's mutual encouragement at the head of the Italian Covid-19 epidemic.
According to the National Institutes of Health, the average age of COVID-19 deaths in Italy is 81. The elderly population, which is vulnerable to the virus virus virus, is also considered one of the factors that cause higher mortality rates in Italy than in other countries.
Many hospitals in Italy have fallen into serious overload. There are too many patients that make doctors exhausted both physically and mentally.
The efforts of doctors and the government have made the epidemic situation in Italy develop in a more positive direction.
The situation of COVID-19 epidemic control in Italy is improving significantly, especially when the positive rate for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the number of patients hospitalized in critical condition have all decreased in the past week.
As of April 11, the number of recovered patients in Italy was 32,534 and the number of severe cases requiring intensive treatment showed signs of decreasing compared to previous days. This is a positive signal in the fight against the epidemic in Italy.
According to statistics from the Italian Doctoral Association on April 9, at least 100 doctors in the country have died from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. 80% of them work in northern Italy, the region most severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Epidemic prevention measures are always strictly followed. However, there are still about 13,552 Italian health workers infected with COVID-19. This is an alarming number as the Italian health system has received too many patients in recent weeks.
The COVID-19 epidemic has put too much pressure on the Italian health system. The government has even called for retired doctors to join the fight against the epidemic.
President of the Italian Institute of Hygiene Silvio Brusaferro said that the epidemic curve is showing a downward trend and this is a positive sign. However, Mr. Brusaferro affirmed that people should not lose vigilance and called on people to keep a safe distance.
Italian health workers are doing everything they can to treat patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. All had to be on duty at the hospital and away from their families.
Optimism has always been present at the forefront of fighting the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy.
Despite the impacts on the economy, the Italian government on April 10 renewed the blockade to 3.5 to prevent the spread of Civid-19 epidemic. Pictured are medical workers in protective clothes raising their hands with the words written on the gloves "CE La Faremo" ("We will do") at Circolo, Varese, Talia Hospital.
