Prevalence in Italy
The epidemic of COVID-19 which Italy is currently experiencing emerged in the Lombardy region on the 20th of February,2020, a case of unidentified not-responding-to-treatment pneumonia was reported, without any connection, the number of proved cases increased to 36 by day two.[14, 15]
The main cause of the transmission during the early stages of the epidemic in Italy was Traveling making Lombardia and Veneto regions in Northern Italy the most contagious in the country. [16]
The median age of those infected in Italy is 64. However, 40-50 people have been developing severe types of the disease which take the lives of the elderly ones.[17]
The median age of those in intensive care is 69 with 44% above the age of 70, no cases under the age of 18 and a significant percentage of 30, consequently, they represent an important cause of transmission Covid-19. Therefore, Lombardia has made 1000 beds for patients in need of intensive care.[17] From March 1, up until March 11, the percentage of patients need intensive care was 9% to 11% of actively infected people.[18]
On Mars 26, 2020, total confirmed cases were 74386, correspondingly new cases are still reported, a total of 7505 deaths occurred among confirmed cases.[19]
On March 8, 2020, the Italian Government made an important step limiting disease transmission in the region of Lombardy in addition to test even people who have no symptoms. Because of the catastrophic situation, medical authorities encouraged asymptomatic doctors who come into contact with coronavirus patients to continue working. moreover, they made some specialists work outside their fields, such as gastroenterologists and cardiologists, although that, Italy is now living a disastrous situation.
The median age of death is 81 years with more than two-thirds of these patients having chronic underlying diseases (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, etc.) the percentage of female patients was 20%. Last but not least, Italian society is hugely affected by psychological, social and economic levels with predictions to plunge into a recession. .[17, 18]