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The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Italy on 31 January 2020, when two Chinese tourists in Rome tested positive for the virus. [1]
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Statistics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. This article presents official statistics gathered during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy . Statistics. Data quality issues. Deaths statistics for Italy include coronavirus deaths both in and outside of hospitals, and includes individuals tested pre-mortem as well as post-mortem.
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Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the Italian government confirmed the country's first cases of the disease on 30 January 2020, when the virus was detected in two Chinese tourists visiting Italy. A third case was confirmed on 7 February, with the patient being an Italian man evacuated from Wuhan. The number of confirmed cases increased on 21 Febr...
Initial lockdowns
The first lockdown began around 21 February 2020, covering ten municipalities of the province of Lodi in Lombardy and one in the province of Padua in Veneto, and affecting around 50,000 people. In the most affected town of Codogno (pop. 16,000), police cars blocked roads into and out of the quarantined area and erected barriers. The quarantined "red zone" (zona rossa) was initially enforced by police and Carabinieri, and by 27 February it was reported that 400 policemen were enforcing it with...
Expansion to northern provinces
Early on Sunday 8 March 2020, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the expansion of the quarantine zone to cover much of northern Italy, affecting over sixteen million people, restricting travel from, to or within the affected areas, banning funerals and cultural events, and requiring people to keep at least one metre of distance from one another in public locations such as restaurants, churches and supermarkets. Conte later clarified in a press conference that the decree was not a...
Nationwide expansion
On the evening of 9 March, the quarantine measures were expanded to the entire country, coming into effect the next day. In a televised address, Conte explained that the moves would restrict travel to that necessary for work, and family emergencies, and that all sporting events would be cancelled.Italy was the first country to implement a national quarantine as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conte announced on 11 March that the lockdown would be tightened, with all commercial and retail b...
Economy
The New York Times Rome bureau chief Jason Horowitz referred to the expanded lockdown as "sacrificing the Italian economy in the short term to save it from the ravages of the virus in the long term", with Milan considered the country's economic capital while Venice was one of its most important tourist destinations. The regions of Lombardy and Veneto alone produced a third of the Italian gross domestic product. Prior to the quarantine's expansion, the Italian economy was already forecast to e...
Environment
During the lockdowns in early 2020, emissions of nitrogen dioxide, or NO2, fell drastically in northern Italy, most likely as a result of fewer diesel engines in operation.
Effectiveness
The effects on social movement of such measures were visible. A reduction of 50% of movement between provinces and of 19% of personal interactions comparing 22 February and 10 March was calculated by the company Cuebiq and the University of Turin using data from mobile phone companies.On 17 March, the vice-president of Lombardy Fabrizio Sala reported a level of an overall 60% decrease of social mobility in the region, comparing the situation of 16 March to 20 February, although such level was...
Domestic
Both Attilio Fontana, the President of Lombardy, and Luca Zaia, the President of Veneto, criticised the quarantine measures, with Fontana requesting better clarification regarding the quarantine from the central government, while Zaia opposed it altogether. President of Emilia-Romagna Stefano Bonaccini called the decree "confusing" and requested the central government take more time to develop a "coherent" solution. Maurizio Rasero, mayor of the quarantined municipality of Asti, posted a vide...
Residents
In the initial quarantine, a special radio station (Radio Zona Rossa, or "Radio Red Zone") was set up for residents of the Codognoquarantine area, broadcasting updates on the quarantine situation, interviews with authorities, and government information. Catholic sermons were also broadcast through the radio. Following the quarantine's expansion, the hashtag #IoRestoACasa ("I stay at home") was shared by thousands of social media users. In compliance with regulations on keeping one metre of di...
Vatican
After the Italian national lockdown was announced, the Vatican closed the Vatican Museums and suspended Masses and public liturgies. While the St. Peter's Basilica remained open, its catacombs were closed and visitors were required to follow the Italian regulations on the one-metre separation. Catholic Mass in Rome and the Vatican were also suspended until 3 April, and Pope Francis opted to instead live stream daily Mass. Dismayed by the Vicar General's complete closure of all churches in the...
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Where cases have been reported in Italy. Locations of active coronavirus cases are aggregated by province, deaths are aggregated by region. Other European countries only show national data. Nuovi casi. Casi totali. Morti. Nuovi casi per abitanti. Casi totali per abitanti. Morti per abitanti.
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Europe is among the worst-affected areas, with 183,218,623 cases and 1,901,657 deaths [ https://covid19.who.int/ (accessed on 28 February 2022)]. Italy was one of the first European countries to detect and register cases, and on 28 February 2022, it accounted for 12,782,836 cases and 154,767 deaths.
Mar 13, 2020 · The new centre of the global coronavirus crisis, Italy has seen some 31,610 deaths and more than 223,885 confirmed cases since the coronavirus outbreak was first reported in the country’s...
