Residents in Milan said that Matthias's diagnosis was the beginning of a "complete awakening" for Italian residents.
One month and two days after the diagnosis of neocoronary pneumonia, Mattia was discharged from a hospital in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. Previously, his father had died of new coronary pneumonia.
Local media estimates that where Matthias went, 10 towns announced the closure of public places, and about 50,000 residents were affected, calling him the "patient No. 1" in Italy during the epidemic.
Residents in Milan said that Matthias's diagnosis was the beginning of a "complete awakening" for Italian residents.
Bruno, the chief physician of Matthias, said in an interview with local media that the current medical resources in Italy are very tight, and it is recommended to minimize the number of trips and clusters to avoid cross-infection.
"Patient No. 1" affects 50,000 people
The Italian media referred to Mattia as the "Patient No. 1" in Italy because he was the first local patient diagnosed in Italy. Earlier in Italy, three new crown patients were found to have travel history in China. However, Matthias has not been to China, and none of the Chinese friends he has contacted have been diagnosed with the disease. Therefore, he did not know who was infected by him and was called "Patient No. 1" by the Italian media.
Matthias, 38, works for Unilever and is also a player in the Italian Football League of Excellence (Sixth League) Lombardy Region B Group Cordonio.
Mattia's father, wife, family doctor, hospital paramedics, golfers, and patients in the same hospital were infected. Local media estimates that where Matia went, 10 towns announced the closure of public places, affecting about 50,000 residents.
Prior to February 20, there were only three cases of New Coronavirus infection in Italy, two tourists from Wuhan confirmed on January 30, and one Italian who flew back to Rome from Wuhan on February 6 and Rumba. There were no patients with new coronary pneumonia in the first district. In the next two weeks, no new confirmed patients appeared in Italy. On February 21, after Matthias was diagnosed, the new crown pneumonia outbreak began in Italy.
Mattia's trajectory revealed by local media showed that he had participated in half marathons, town running competitions and football matches in three areas before being isolated. On February 2, he went to the seaside city of Recco near Genoa to participate in the half marathon, with about 1,200 runners participating. On February 9, he participated in the running competition in the town of Sant'Angelo Lodiano. On February 15, he represented Kodonho in the Italian Premier League in Madignano in the Cremona region. In addition, he attended a Red Cross class in his residence, Cordonio, and had dinner with two friends.
Local media reported that Matthias had several dinners in Cordonio with friends who returned from China. The friend was suspected to be the Lombard "patient zero" who initially carried the virus, but later confirmed that his nucleic acid test showed negative.
Local residents value epidemic prevention because of "patient No. 1"
"The Italian government adopts strict controls (measures). We now need to pass when we go out, and the police will check at any time on the street." Wang Xia (pseudonym), who lives in Milan, has studied and lived in Italy for 8 years. She told the Beijing News reporter that after the emergence of "Patient No. 1", the Italian public began to realize the severity of the epidemic.
Milan is about an hour and a half away from Matthias city.
"On February 21, 'Patient No. 1' was reported. We knew the news that day, and he had no experience abroad, so everyone started to pay attention. The government blocked the nearby towns on the 22nd, but the (outbreak) spread very quickly. "Ms. Wang said that since less than two weeks since then, Italy has changed from several cities to a national blockade, and the response of the local people has also changed. At the beginning, everyone seemed to disregard it, but as the situation changed, everyone Increasingly aware of the seriousness of the problem, and now truly awakened.
"On February 20th, there were still many people traveling on the street. Now I open the windows, and few people are seen on the street." Ms. Wang said that different management measures across Italy and fines for travelling in Milan will be fined. 5,000 Euros. If walking a dog, you can only choose about 200 meters near your home. Outdoor running is currently prohibited. With the increase in the number of confirmed diagnoses, overall management has become more stringent.
Protective products such as masks have also become "closely in demand." "Pharmacies are basically unavailable. Italians do not wear masks until they start wearing masks. They find ways to buy masks or homemade masks." Ms. Wang said that at present, some churches and communities regularly distribute free masks to the public.
"Patient No. 1" attending doctor calls on the public to go out less
On the morning of March 23, Matthias was cured and discharged. Through a social media voice, Matthias said: "In my experience, it is recommended that you stay at home and keep away from friends and the outside world because you do not know who the virus carrier is. I am lucky to receive treatment quickly and now medical treatment It's already overloaded. "At the same time, he said that the best thing to do now is to breathe freely again.
Mattia said, "This virus can be cured!" At the same time, he asked everyone to protect the privacy of him and his family. He said he hoped to forget this terrible experience and return to normal life.
Local media only disclosed Mattia's name, his last name and other personal information, and no more public information.
Earlier, a teammate of Matthias said in an interview with local media that players have been grilling and kicking together. At present, six people in the team have been tested positive for new crown pneumonia.
According to media reports, Matthias wife is a middle school teacher and has been cured and is expecting to give birth, but his father died on March 20 due to infection with new coronary pneumonia.
Bruno, the attending doctor of Matthias, said in an interview with Italian TV station La7 that Matthias was in critical condition during the first week of admission. After three weeks of treatment, the condition is very good. This case tells everyone that severe patients like him can be cured. .
Bruno said that medical resources in Italy are very tight at the moment. All people need to stay calm at this moment, don't panic, and everyone must be at home, try to go out as little as possible, reduce clusters to avoid cross-infection, and reduce the hospital's medical burden.
Beijing News reporter Wang Wei