China News Service, January 10, according to Euronet citing EUN News Agency, the Italian Ministry of Civil Defence reported 19,978 new confirmed cases and 483 deaths on the 9th local time.

As of 18:00 on the 9th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Italy increased to 2,257,866, with 78,394 deaths and 1,606,630 cured cases.

Experts said that 70% of the new confirmed cases at this stage are related to Christmas and New Year holiday gatherings.

　　According to reports, David Resi, an infectious disease expert in charge of patient infection chain tracking and epidemiological investigations at the Health Bureau of Bologna, Italy, said that according to epidemiological survey data, 70% of the newly confirmed cases in the recent period Of patients are related to gatherings during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

In Palermo, Italy, people are vaccinated against the new crown in hospitals.

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　　Ressi said that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, Italy's repeated blockades and unblocks have made people feel more exhausted in dealing with epidemic prevention and compliance with epidemic prevention rules.

According to the latest stage of the follow-up investigation of the virus infection chain, at least 70% of the patients’ infections are related to gatherings of relatives and friends during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Such gatherings are gradually eroding the hard-won results of the epidemic, and are also promoting the further spread of the virus.

　　Ressi said that the problem of non-compliance with the epidemic prevention rules during the festival is not only seen in young people, but also in middle-aged people.

Many people think that it seems unreasonable not to visit their elders during the holiday season.

However, this emotional entanglement is endangering the health and safety of some elderly and infirm.

　　Professor Luca Richeldi, a respiratory expert at the General Hospital of Rome Gemelli University, pointed out that at present, traditional festivals and holidays in Western society have evolved into a period of rapid transmission of the new crown virus and a node where the epidemic has rebounded.

Nowadays, every time I experience a holiday, there will be a wave of epidemic riots and a surge in new cases.

We can quickly see that starting from mid-January, the number of new cases infected during the Christmas and New Year holidays will drop significantly.

　　According to another report, the Italian Tourism Federation issued a 2020 tourism market survey analysis report on the 9th, pointing out that due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the number of foreign tourists to Italy in 2020 will decrease by 78 million compared with 2019; at the same time, Italy Citizens' overseas travel decreased by 36 million person-times year-on-year, and the income of related tourism industry has now returned to the historical level 30 years ago.

　　According to the Florence Tourism Research Center, in 2020, affected by the new coronavirus pandemic, the social income level of Italian tourism-related industries will drop by more than 55% compared with 2019. (Boyuan, Huang Xin)