Chinanews.com, November 1, according to Euronet, citing EUN News Agency, on October 31, local time, data from the Italian Ministry of Emergency Civil Defense report showed that Italy had two consecutive days of new confirmed cases on October 30 and 31. More than 31,000 cases.
The Italian National Federation of Nurses stated that a national 24-hour strike of nurses will be held on November 2 to fight for more rights and social welfare for nurses and ensure the health and safety of frontline medical workers in the fight against the epidemic.
According to reports, as of 18:00 on October 31, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Italy has increased to 6,794,430, including 38,618 deaths, 351,386 existing cases, 17,966 general admissions, 1843 severe patients, and 289,426 cured patients.
Data map: In the early morning of October 25, local time, an empty street in front of La Scala in Milan, northern Italy was illuminated by red lights.
Attilio Fontana, President of the Italian Lombardy Region, said that the regional government will hold an epidemic work meeting with Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala and other government leaders on November 2 to study the epidemic prevention in the future. Control measures, and decide whether to take lockdown measures for cities with severe epidemics.
Regarding the question of whether to take further measures to close the city, Italian Prime Minister Conte said that the current restrictive measures taken by the government need to wait 15 days to see whether they are effective.
Experts predict that unless there is a surge in confirmed cases next week, the Italian government will not order the implementation of national lockdown measures before November 8.
On the other hand, on October 31, local time, the Italian National Nurses Federation issued a statement stating that a 24-hour national strike of nursing staff will be held from 7 am on November 2 to 7 am on the 3rd.
During the strike, hospitals and nursing homes will maintain a minimum of medical services for patients, emergency departments and the elderly.
De Palma, chairman of the National Nurses Federation, said that nursing staff on the front line of the fight against the epidemic are working overtime every day, and they may be infected with the virus at any time and their lives are in danger. Medical workers are already exhausted.
At present, the number of medical staff infected in a single day is as high as 80.
DePalma requires that the treatment and working environment of medical workers must be improved to ensure the health and safety of medical workers.
(Boyuan)