The control room on anti-Covid measures is underway at Palazzo Chigi.
Ministers Roberto Speranza, Daniele Franco and Maria Stella Gemini participate in the meeting, which began after the CDM.
Representing the majority forces sit at the table Giancarlo Giorgetti, Stefano Patuanelli, Dario Franceschini and Elena Bonetti.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi does not attend the meeting.
The national RT touches the threshold value of 1
, remaining the same as last week at 0.99.
The spread goes from 0.93 to 1.03.
The data was assessed by the control room which has finished processing the weekly monitoring that
will be presented today at a press conference on the progress of the pandemic
.
A worsening in the general level of risk is confirmed for the fourth consecutive week
.
The number of Regions / PPAA classified at high risk increases (from one to five: Abruzzo, Lombardy, Marche, Piedmont, Umbria) while the number of those classified as moderate or low risk decreases: this is revealed by the draft of the weekly monitoring Iss- Ministry of Health.
Ten Regions / PPAA have a punctual Rt greater than 1 of which one (Basilicata) has an Rt with the lower limit higher than 1.25
- the monitoring draft always notes -, compatible with a type 3 scenario. Of the other nine, five have a Rt in the lower limit compatible with a type 2 scenario. The other Regions / PPAA have an Rt compatible with a type one scenario.
The median age of diagnosed Covid cases has dropped to 44,
the draft highlights.
There is a clear acceleration in the increase in incidence at the national level compared to the previous week (145.16 per 100,000 inhabitants (15/02 / 2021-21 / 02/2021) against 135.46 per 100,000 inhabitants (08/02 / The national incidence in the monitoring week, therefore, moves away from levels (50 per 100,000) that would allow the complete restoration of the identification of cases and tracing of their contacts throughout the national territory.
These are the data for the week 15-21 February (updated to 24 February) contained in the draft of the latest ISS-Ministry of Health monitoring
.
The number of regions and autonomous provinces that have an intensive care employment rate above the critical threshold is increasing
: 8 compared to 5 the previous week.
In some regions the absolute number of hospitalized patients in a critical area and the relative impact, together with the incidence "still impose restrictive measures".
The ICU employment rate nationwide continues to be high but below the critical threshold (24%).
The admissions to therapy increase from 2,074 (16/02/2021) to 2,146 (23/02/2021), the medical area stable.
'' In light of the increased circulation of some viral variants with greater transmissibility and the clear trend of increasing incidence throughout the Italian territory, further urgent mitigation measures are needed on the national territory and timely mitigation / containment interventions in the areas with greater diffusion to avoid a rapid overload of health services', underlines the ISS in the monitoring, reiterating '
to raise the mitigation measures to achieve a drastic reduction in physical interactions between people and mobility
'.
"It is essential for
the population to avoid all occasions of contact with people outside their home that are not strictly necessary and to stay at home as long as possible
. It is important to remember that it is mandatory to adopt rigorous individual behaviors and respect hygiene measures. sanitary facilities related to spacing and correct use of masks ".
Boom in the seventh incidence of Covid cases on the population in the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano - according to the data of the draft -
, where the threshold of 250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants is exceeded.
The highest value of the weekly incidence is in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano with 539.01 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by the Autonomous Province of Trento with 309.12 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Four regions (Abruzzo, Emilia Romagna, Molise and Umbria) have an incidence greater than 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Lombardy, Piedmont and Marche could go from yellow to orange
.
The
Basilicata could pass in red
: and 'what could happen, according to reports, in the light of the data examined by the control room that
will become part of monitoring that will' presented today
.
The number of new cases not associated with transmission chains continues to increase (31,378 versus 29,196 the previous week) and the percentage of cases detected through contact tracing activity slightly decreases (29.4% vs 29.8%).
The percentage of cases detected through the appearance of symptoms also increases (36.1% vs 33.7% the previous week).
The number of Regions / PPAAs where resilience alerts were reported in relation to various parameters is increasing (9 versus 7 in the previous week).
Two Regions - Lombardy and Piedmont - report multiple resilience alerts.
Meanwhile, the
president of the Molise Region, Donato Toma, last night asked the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, for the establishment of the 'Red Zone
'.
The confirmation comes from the governor, consulted by ANSA.
In recent days, cases of contagion and hospitalizations have increased and currently in Molise there are 33 municipalities, located mainly in the eastern area of the region, in the red band.
The decision is expected in the next few hours
.
Prohibition to move from the municipal area, prohibition to go to the private homes of others except for welfare needs, activities closed with the exceptions provided for by the government dpcm.
These are the main restrictions to which the inhabitants of
La Maddalena
will have to submit from this afternoon and for a week
.
Mayor Fabio Lai signed the ordinance establishing the
red zone with the possibility of an extension for another seven days
.
The need to proceed with the lockdown follows the communications with which the ATS notified the mayor of the presence in the city of 33 new positives, 10 of which with the English variant.
The territory of the
province of Frosinone risks the orange zone due
to a worsening of the epidemiological situation which could attest to the Rt above one.
The measure will be taken in the next few hours by the Lazio Region which in the meantime is preparing to declare the municipality of Monte San Giovanni Campano red zone: 42 infections have been recorded here in the last 24 hours.
In the province of Frosinone there is already a red zone in the municipality of Torrice and half of the cases of infections and deaths in the provinces of Lazio are recorded.
The president of Emilia-Romagna, Stefano Bonaccini, signed the ordinance announced yesterday establishing the so-called 'dark orange' zone for all the municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Bologna.
Starting tomorrow, February 27, it establishes a ban on travel even within its own municipality, including visits to friends and relatives.
100% distance learning from Monday for elementary, middle, high school and university schools, with only nursery schools and nursery schools present.
Stop to recreational and sports activities.
No further limitations to economic activities that continue as planned in the orange zone (taken on Sunday 21 February).
The provision will be operational until Sunday 14 March inclusive.
