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Arcuri, Regions have not activated 1,600 intensive places

10/16/2020, 1:30:54 PM


"In recent months, we have sent 3,059 pulmonary ventilators for intensive care, 1,429 for sub-intensive care to the Regions. Before Covid, there were 5,179 intensive care units and now 6 are active. (ANSA)

(ANSA) - ROME, OCTOBER 16 - "In recent months we have sent 3,059 lung ventilators for intensive care, 1,429 for sub-intensive care. Before Covid, intensive care was 5,179 and now 6,628 are active but, based on the devices provided, we had to to have another 1,600 that are already available in the individual regions but are not yet active. I would ask the regions to activate them ". Thus, according to what we learn, the Commissioner for the Emergency, Domenico Arcuri, at the end of the State-Regions. "We have 1,500 additional ventilators available, but before we deploy them we would like to have the 1,600 ICU beds activated for which we have already sent ventilators," he added. (HANDLE).