New Coronavirus In Italy Over 30,000 Infected People March 18 4:24
In Italy, where the spread of the new coronavirus is the most serious in Europe, more than 30,000 people have been infected. Local experts point out that prolonged isolation at home has resulted in more severe cases of the patient, and has called for the need to strengthen medical care.
In Italy, the number of new coronavirus infections confirmed on the 17th increased by more than 3,500 people to a total of 31,506.
The number of dead increased by 345 to 2503.
The number of infected people has increased by more than 20,000 and the number of deaths has more than quadrupled since the Italian government sought to refrain from going out nationwide from 10th of this month.
Giuseppe Lemuzzi, a professor at the Marionegri Pharmacology Institute, who directs treatment at a hospital in northern Lombardy, where the number of infected people is high, told NHK interviewer, "Compared to last week, patients with worsened pneumonia and more serious Many patients have been transported to hospitals, "she said.
He further pointed out that isolating them at home as much as possible to prevent infections could result in more severe cases of the infected people, and also pointed out that it is also a cause of increased deaths.
Remuzzi says, "Hospitals have little capacity. They are trying to deal with them every day, but they are becoming extremely difficult." He emphasized the need to strengthen medical care.