Italy is in an acute phase of the pandemic and evaluates restrictions

Italy is in an acute phase of the pandemic and evaluates restrictions

“In the last eight weeks there have been rapid increases in the national territory, which has already reached 241 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, in the occupancy rate of beds in intensive care (9.6%) and in medical areas (12.1%), “the text states, the ANSA news agency reported.

Meanwhile, the government, which also warned of new impacts related to the Ómicron variant of the coronavirus, plans a meeting at the Chigi Palace for next Thursday, before Christmas Eve, to assess its progress in the country.

Final decisions depend on the results of the new Omicron investigation in a “flash poll” scheduled for Monday, the results of which will be discussed three days later.

In the last 24 hours, Italy reported 24,259 new infections and 97 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Civil Protection reported, according to the Europa Press agency.

Some cities have already put capacity restrictions in place due to Christmas shopping. Anti-riot measures in Rome involved the closure of a section of Via del Corso for a few hours, and in Florence one-way streets for pedestrians were established in the historic center.

Currently, the green pass, vaccination, swabs and masks are mandatory in Italy.

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