Large-scale antibody test in Italy More than 6 times of infection confirmation is infected or 5:01 on August 5
A large-scale antibody test for the new coronavirus in Italy revealed that almost 30% were asymptomatic, and the Italian government said that it could spread the infection without noticing it and preventive measures such as wearing a mask I'm calling to be careful.
In Europe, the new coronavirus infection was the first in Europe to spread, killing more than 35,000 people.
In order to investigate the actual condition of the infection, the Ministry of Health conducted an antibody test on nearly 65,000 people nationwide over the next three weeks from late May.
An analysis based on the test results was announced on the 3rd, and it is estimated that more than 1.48 million people, which is 2.5% of the Italian population, have antibodies.
In mid-June, nearly 240,000 people were confirmed to be infected in Italy, but it is estimated that more than 6 times that number was infected.
In addition, 27.3% of those who have antibodies did not experience any symptoms such as fever and cough and abnormal taste.
WHO = The World Health Organization says that asymptomatic people do not know how much they will be infected, but experts who attended the press conference said, "Since there are no symptoms, it is hard to notice and it may spread the infection." He also states that he wears a mask and keeps people close enough to prevent infection.