Survey: 20% of recent confirmed cases of the new crown in Italy were infected with a mutant virus found in the UK

　　China News Service, February 13th. According to Euronet citing EUN News Agency, the Italian Ministry of Civil Defense reported on the 12th local time that there were 13,908 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 316 deaths.

As of 18:00 on the 12th local time, Italy had a total of 2,697,296 confirmed cases, 93,045 deaths, and 2,202077 cured cases.

　　According to reports, the Italian National Health Institute released the latest weekly epidemic report showing that the national Rt index has risen from 0.84 last week to 0.95. The Rt index of 7 regions and autonomous provinces exceeds 1, and Umbria and Bolzano are listed. It is a high-risk area.

Ten regions and autonomous provinces are considered to have medium risk, and 9 regions and autonomous provinces have low risk levels.

On February 1, local time, the Colosseum reopened in Rome, Italy.

　　The report shows that in the second phase of the pandemic after October 2020, the average patient mortality rate in Italy was 2.4%, which was lower than the 6.6% in the first phase from February to May.

The mortality rate in the northern region was significantly higher than that in the southern region. In the second wave of the epidemic in Lombardy, the mortality rate was 5.7%, and that in Emilia Romagna was 5.0%; the lowest mortality rate was Umbre In Asia, 2.3% and Molise, 2.4%.

　　According to a sample survey conducted by the Ministry of Health and the Italian High Institute of Health, 20% of recent Italian coronavirus infections have been infected with the mutant virus found in the UK, including Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo, and Emilia In Romagna and Tuscany, the proportion of mutated virus infections found in the UK far exceeds the national average.

　　In view of the continued spread of the mutant virus, more than 12,000 students’ parents and school employees in 250 Italian cities have signed a petition publicly requesting President Mattarella and the newly appointed Prime Minister Draghi to close the school and let all students 100 % Conduct remote online learning.

　　The petition stated that the second wave of the epidemic has not passed yet, and the third wave is approaching.

In Italy, like the whole of Europe, mutated viruses may cause more deaths and infections. Every day, authoritative scientists, virologists and epidemiologists recommend keeping schools closed, because schools may bring cross infection and become a virus transmission vector.

(Boyuan)