Chinanews, December 30. According to Euronet, on the 29th local time, the Italian Ministry of Civil Defense reported 98,020 new confirmed cases of new crown in the country and 136 new deaths.

As of 18:00 on the 29th, a total of 5,854,428 cases have been diagnosed nationwide, and 13,7091 cases have died.

　　According to reports, Italian Deputy Minister of Health Sileri said that the Omi Keron strain was shocking in some cases, and the new crown infections after Christmas reached a real surge throughout the pandemic.

　　The latest report of the Italian Federation of Healthcare and Hospitals pointed out that the number of hospitalized patients who were not vaccinated in December is continuing to increase.

From December 7 to December 28, the number of hospitalized patients who were not vaccinated increased by 46%, and the rate of vaccinated hospitalized patients increased by 19% during the same period.

The association stated that unvaccinated patients accounted for 71% of intensive care.

　　On the evening of the 29th local time, Italian Prime Minister Draghi presided over an enlarged meeting of cabinet ministers and approved the modification of the isolation rules for close contacts. For those who have received the third dose of the vaccine, or those who have completed the second dose of vaccination within four months, Even if you have had close contact with a positive patient, you do not need to be isolated, but you need to take a throat swab test 5 days after contact with a positive patient, and you must use an FFP2 mask for at least 10 days.

　　For those who have received the second dose of vaccine for more than 4 months but have not yet received the third dose, the self-isolation time will be reduced from 7 days to 5 days, and a throat swab test will be performed at the end of the isolation. If it is negative, it will be cancelled. Quarantine; close contacts who have not been vaccinated need to be quarantined for 10 days and a throat swab will be tested after 10 days.

　　The meeting specifically pointed out that for all staff who are engaged in basic services and have been vaccinated, although they do not need to be isolated, they must wear FFP2 masks for at least one week.

In addition, due to the current mandatory use of FFP2 masks in public transportation, cinemas, theaters, museums, stadiums, and many indoor places, the meeting also discussed the pricing of FFP2 masks. The government decided to control the price of FFP2 masks. The initial estimate may be about 1 euro.

(Boyuan)