Covid-19 in Italy

The first ever corona virus case tested positive was on February 20,2020. A man from Lombardy region of Italy was admitted with a typical pneumonia that later provided to be covid-19. In the next 24 hrs 36 more cases came out which did not have any contact with the first reported case.After that there is a rapid growth of cases all over Italy mostly in the Northern Italy.

On February 21, an emergency task force was formed by the government of Lombardy and local health authorities .The recognition of the out break likely occurred via community spread.Based on assumption that secondary transmission was already occuring even with the measurements that health authorities were establishing.Hospitals created cohort icu’s for covid-19 patients to minimize the risk of hospital transmission.

Organize a triage area where patients could receive mechanical ventilation.Report every suspected critically ill covid-19 patient to regional co-ordinating center.After the first 2 cases on jan29 ,Italy imposed strict rules and regulated travels from China but failed to control the virus.Italy reported 793 cases in a single day which is the highest reported cases in the world.The number of cases crossed china crossing its fourth stage.Now for every 100 people there are 9 deaths taking place. The main spread of disease is because in the population of 6.10crore population of Italy 22.6% old age people are living, As the virus effects old people easily the out break is more in Italy.The virus is relatively more in males than in females.The number of males dieing are double of females.Even before the outbreak the country shows high respiratory diseases and flu due to its extreme cold climate with a temperature of 9degree centigrade. A number of pneumonia cases were reported in Italy hospitals in January.In the middle of January the virus started spreading but the doctors treated as normal flu and pneumonia and did not perform any corona tests .

Even the third case reported was not tested for corona when he was first admitted in hospital he was even allowed to leave hospital and go back home after a primary treatment of flu .He became the main reason for the spread of virus.on February 23 the first ever 2 deaths have taken place.The factories of the Millan city know for its fashion are supported by china workers which grew to be another main reason for the spread of virus.The people tested positive are which 75% suffering from high blood pressure,35%from diabetes,3%from heart disorders.

Now out of the 6.05crore population in Italy 53,578 tested positive 4828 died of the virus which are 36.6%of deaths occuring through out the world. Totally Italy’s situation is on its worse with the outbreak of the virus.