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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 ]
Despite deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, Europe became the pandemic's epicentre once again in late 2021. [9] On 11 January 2022, Dr. Hans Kluge, the WHO Regional Director for Europe said, "more than 50 percent of the population in the region will be infected with Omicron in the next six to eight weeks". [10]
With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km 2 (496.1 sq mi), [2] Rome is the country's most populated comune and the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome, with a population of 4,355,725 residents, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. [ 3 ]
The Berenberg Bank revised its forecast for the Italian economic growth in 2020 from -0.3% before the lockdown to -1.2%. [45] An economist at London-based consultancy Capital Economics estimated Italy's 2020 GDP decline to be 2 percent after the national lockdown, assuming that the lockdown is lifted on schedule. [46]
For two months, Rome, Italy, was on lockdown due to the coronavirus, and the bee populations living on buildings across the city flourished. Bee population in Rome abuzz amid COVID-19 [Video] Skip ...
The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. Timeline. COVID-19 cases in Italy ... 2 (n.a.) ⋮: 2 (=) 2020-02-06: 3 ...
The statistics thus include patients with pre-existing conditions, [1] which made up 96% of the total death count. [2] However, in regions where the healthcare system was overwhelmed by the pandemic (e.g. Lombardy ), data suggests that the official death statistics likely missed a portion of the deaths outside hospitals.
This is a general overview and status of places affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus which causes coronavirus disease 2019 and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, the capital of the province of Hubei in China in December 2019. It ...