Chinanews.com.cn, March 24th. According to the Eurolink quoted by the European Union News Agency, as of 18:00 local time on March 23rd, the number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in Italy increased to 63,927 and 6,077 died. At the same time, medical staff and medical workers have confirmed 4,824 infections, of which 24 doctors died unfortunately.
The Gimbe Medical Foundation in Italy said medical professionals are concerned that the number of health care workers and medical workers currently infected with the new crown pneumonia virus is much more than that. The Foundation requires health authorities to expand the scope of virus screening to all medical staff and medical workers as soon as possible, and to ensure that full-line medical protection equipment is provided to front-line medical staff.
As of the 11th local time, 18 doctors in Italy have died of infection with the new crown pneumonia virus, of which 15 doctors died in the worst-hit Lombardy region.
On the 18th local time, the famous 57-year-old doctor Marcelo Natali died of the infection. Natali criticized the Italian government for its slow response to the epidemic and insufficient medical resources.
Recently, five more doctors were infected in Italy. These include two specialist doctors in Cremona and Parma, one is Leonardo Marchi, a well-known infectious disease expert; the other is retired doctor Manfredo Squiri, who Work in a medical unit directly under the Ministry of Health. (Zhao Xi)