Italy sees second successive drop in virus deaths per day

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Rome (AFP) - Italy on Monday reported a second successive drop in daily deaths and infections from a coronavirus that has nevertheless claimed more than 6,000 lives in a month.

The Mediterranean country has now seen its daily fatalities come down from a world record 793 on Saturday to 651 on Sunday and 601 on Monday.

The number of new declared infections fell from 6,557 on Saturday to 4,789 on Monday.

The top medical officer for Milan's devastated Lombardy region appeared on television smiling for the first time in many weeks.

"We cannot declare victory just yet," Giulio Gallera said.

"But there is light at the end of the tunnel."

Italy's National Health Institute (ISS) chief Silvio Brusaferro was more guarded.

"These are positive number but I do not have the courage to firmly state that there is a downward trend," the medical expert told reporters.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/italy-bans-travel-bid-slow-virus-deaths-115533527.html

[geomon666]

1. Good

Keep dropping baby

[getagrip_already]

2. they instituted a strict lock in order...

Once they lift it, they will see a spike in new cases again.

[OnDoutside]

3. Maybe not if they keep their borders closed, and quarantine anyone coming in.

Most countries locking down will need to do this. Japan are going to quarantine arrivals from the US.

[getagrip_already]

5. reinfection comes from within the country.......

Anyone not yet infected who comes in contact with someone still infected will continue the cycle.

[jberryhill]

7. You might want to read this

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf

Take a look at Figure 4, page 12.

[JenniferJuniper]

4. Which is what has happened in Hong Kong.

[Celerity]

8. +1

yep

surging again and now in complete lockdown to in and out foreign travel

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Fingers crossed that they are flattening the curve.