Italy's "Chinese Street" news death toll is "more and more" - february 1 Ministry of Health notice shows that 24 hours of new infections 133,142 cases, 427 deaths, the death curve has been climbing high; various swab tests 1.24 million times, the positive rate of 10.7%; the situation in hospitals is improving, 19873 patients in the general ward, a slight decline (-40); 1549 cases of intensive care unit patients, the decline is more obvious (-35); the national real-time positive infection of 2.47 million To date, Italy has accumulated 11,116,422 cases of infection and 146,925 cumulative deaths. As of today, 1.18 million children aged 5-11 in Italy have been vaccinated, accounting for 32% of the population in this age group.
WHO: It's too early to "lie flat" in any country – within 10 weeks, 90 million people around the world will be infected with COVID-19, more than in all of 2020 combined. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today: "Covid-19 is spreading around the world and it is too early for any country to declare victory over it (or surrender to it), Adnkronos reported on Feb. 1. The virus is dangerous and continues to develop at this stage, and we are tracking 4 sub-variants of Omicron, including BA.2, known as Omicron's 'sister'."" "Viruses are constantly evolving, which is why we need countries to continue testing, monitoring and sequencing, and if we don't know what the virus is doing, we can't fight it," he stressed.
What should parents do if the child is positive? If children and adolescents are diagnosed with COVID-19 positive, what should parents do next? Adnkronos reported on Feb. 1 that due to the surge in childhood infections, the Italian pediatric society Sip has developed "10 practical rules", ranging from treatment of the new crown virus, taking or not taking medication, children being tested, to situations where they should go to the emergency room. The Pediatric Society believes the manual can help parents reduce anxiety while avoiding the risk of "doing it yourself" and giving children anti-inflammatory, inappropriate antibiotics. Recommendations include: paracetamol is not required for treatment in asymptomatic patients and is recommended only (ibuprofen if there is no symptom of dehydration), oral rehydration should be used to ensure proper hydration if diarrhea or vomiting occurs, immediate visit to the emergency room if dyspnea, persistent chest pain, cyanosis, coma, and oliguria (decreased urine) are present, antibiotic therapy is not recommended unless there are possible bacterial complications, and hospitalization is recommended for moderate to severe disease, febrile infants under 3 months of age, and difficulties with family therapy All children and adolescents over the age of five are advised to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
CDM will initiate the simplification of school epidemic prevention rules – the Draghi government is moving towards simplifying school epidemic prevention rules, and this special decree will be issued as early as tomorrow at the CDM Ministerial Meeting. On Feb. 1, Fanpage reported that the February 2 CDM is expected to equate quarantine measures in elementary, middle and high schools, and Dad distance learning will only target students who have not been vaccinated. Health Minister Speranza said in an interview: "Children are the most precious legacy and every effort must be made to keep them in the classroom. We need to make changes, starting with children who have already completed their vaccination cycles, simplifying and reducing distance learning as much as possible."
A study called "Omicron 2 symptoms mild" - Adnkronos reported on February 1 that as the country that detected the most cases of "Omicron 2", a Danish research institute said that compared with Omicron, "Omicron 2" was more infected, but the symptoms were milder, and the emergence of subtype 2 did not cause worse effects than the original variant. The institute, which serves 8,500 families in Denmark, has data that "people infected with subtypes are about 33 percent more likely to infect others than Omicron, but there is no difference in hospitalization." The study also confirmed that vaccines continue to play an important role, with vaccinated people having a lower chance of getting infected and spreading compared to unvaccinated people.
Ministry of Health: "Excessive swab testing" – Fanpage reported on Feb. 1 that Italian Deputy Minister of Health Andrea Costa answered the question of "whether the Italian swab test is excessive" in an interview. "There's no question that the use of swab test strips has definitely increased excessively, and in a way, I think a lot of people (No vax) do tests to get a green health code," he said. We need to keep swab tests for people with COVID-19 symptoms and cannot be abused. ”
A "no health code" dinner, fined 26,000 euros – a "free" dinner ended with a fine of 26,000 euros, a restaurant was ordered to close, and most of the 50 customers seized did not have a green health code, Today reported. A restaurant in Lerma, Alessandria province, has been fined three times by police for failing to comply with anti-Covid regulations. In the past two months, the boss has been "in the spotlight" of the gendarmerie for not checking the health codes of customers. In a recent inspection, the police found that most of the 50 customers in the store did not have green health codes and did not wear masks, which was a real "No vax" dinner. Not only that, but the guests also provoked and insulted the inspectors, shouted "freedom, freedom" at checkout, and finally, the police issued 66 fines for those who violated the epidemic prevention rules, with a total fine of 26,400 euros.
Pfizer infant and young child vaccine may be available in February – Fanpage reported on February 1 that a COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 years of age may be available in February. Pfizer today filed an urgent authorization application with the FDA of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and data analysis of two doses of the vaccine (at a dose of 3 micrograms, which is 1/10 of adults) for infants and young children aged 6 months to 5 years shows that infant vaccines are safe. FDA consultants are expected to evaluate the two doses in mid-February, cdc experts and members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will also hold evaluation meetings, and if experts express support for both doses, the first dose of the vaccine for children under 5 years of age will be authorized in the next few weeks, almost before the end of February.
Family doctors declared into a "fragile" state - on February 1, Ansa reported that general practitioners Cgil unions, Smi, Simet, CIPe and other federations and unions said: "Starting today, we declare a state of vulnerability, we hope to work better for citizens, but the work can not continue, bureaucratic procedures take up all our time, scattered organizations, health systems lack support, even contract protection, These have prevented GPs and paediatricians from providing integrated health services to citizens." Family doctors say the regional tracking system for COVID-19 has failed, and GPs and paediatricians deal with bureaucratic protocols related to "quarantine, quarantine, end of isolation, INPS certification, Inail certification procedures" every day, especially school tracking systems, exhausting all of their efforts.
Lift restrictions completely, end the Danish pandemic – Fanapage reported on Feb. 1 that from today Denmark has completely ended all anti-contagion restrictions, restaurants, cafes and buses do not need to wear masks, green health codes are not mandatory, and disco nightclubs are reopened. Danish health authorities currently "recommend" that Covid-19-positive people "self-isolate for 4 days" while close contacts "do not need to isolate", and currently, health departments only recommend that health workers working in hospitals and nursing homes wear masks. The Danish government said that while Omicron cases have surged, vaccine coverage is high, so "the coronavirus is no longer a serious social outbreak". ——Calia
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