Some regions are at risk to go back into restrictions, for now all of Italy has been in the low-risk ‘white’ zone – the least restrictive of the country’s four tiers or zones: white, yellow, orange and red. On Monday July 26th some cities risk going back to yellow zone restrictions as the Delta variant case rises “primarily hitting young people,” according to Gianni Rezza, director general at the ministry of health. The Delta variant is not slowing down and cases keep rising in different regions and risk going back into ‘yellow’ or ‘orange’ zones.
There have been 2,072 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, health ministry said Monday July 19. The positivity rate is up from 1.9% to 2.3%.
Regions automatically move from the white to the slightly more restrictive yellow zone if they record more than 50 infections per 100 thousand inhabitants in a seven-day period for three weeks in a row.
Cities at risk are Sardegna (33,2), Sicily (31,8), Veneto (26,7), Lazio (24),and Campania (21,7). The ‘R’ value was up to 0.91 from 0.66 last week, while the incidence was up to 19 cases per 1,000 inhabitants, from 11 last week. Italy’s average nationwide incidence rate is now 19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, ISS data shows, with significant variation between regions.
However ISS president Silvio Brusaferro said that, for the moment, “the impact of the illness on hospital admissions remains minimal.”
The Minister of Health Roberto Speranza declared that hospitalizations will weigh on the change of colors for each region. The new parameters will be included in the law decree that is coming soon.
For information and updates visit the health ministry website in English.
Statements that go hand in hand with yesterday’s statements by Walter Ricciardi, member of the Executive Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) and adviser to Health Minister Roberto Speranza, ‘Domenica In’ studies said: “Regions like Lazio and Rome are particularly at risk. In the next few days the capital will certainly be concerned. ”
Also for these alarms, the #iorestoacasa campaign launched by the Lazio Region assumes even more value. The Salute Lazio profile reads: “With the new measures to stop the spread of the #Covid19 virus, the suspension of demonstrations, events, shows, including cinema and theater, is established, as well as the suspension of other activities. Each of us is called to respect these rules and to adopt responsible behaviors. First of all we must limit the movements to strictly necessary cases and therefore, stay as much as possible at home. This is how the #iorestoacasa campaign was born. Many artists, singers and show business members joined. Participate too, send us your video in inbox or to the email [email protected] with the consent to the processing of personal data, if you want it to be shared on our social channels. Now we must be a little physically distant but united as community! Together we will make it. ”
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