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Early Phase Management of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Geographic Area of the Veneto Region, in One of the World’s Oldest Populations

The first cases of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) were reported on 21 February in the small town of Vo’ near Padua in the Veneto region of Italy. This event led to 19,286 infected people in the region by 30 June 2020 (39.30 cases/10,000 inhabitants). Meanwhile, Rovigo Local Health Unit n. 5 (UL...

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Autores principales: Camerotto, Alessandro, Sartorio, Andrea, Mazzetto, Anna, Gusella, Milena, Luppi, Ornella, Lucianò, Domenica, Sofritti, Olga, Pelati, Cristiano, Munno, Emilia, Tessari, Andrea, Bedendo, Simone, Bellè, Margherita, Fenzi, Federica, Formaglio, Andrea, Boschini, Annalisa, Busson, Alberto, Spigolon, Elisabetta, De Pieri, Paolo, Casson, Paola, Contato, Edgardo, Compostella, Antonio
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Lenguaje:English
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7730116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33291638
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17239045
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author Camerotto, Alessandro
Sartorio, Andrea
Mazzetto, Anna
Gusella, Milena
Luppi, Ornella
Lucianò, Domenica
Sofritti, Olga
Pelati, Cristiano
Munno, Emilia
Tessari, Andrea
Bedendo, Simone
Bellè, Margherita
Fenzi, Federica
Formaglio, Andrea
Boschini, Annalisa
Busson, Alberto
Spigolon, Elisabetta
De Pieri, Paolo
Casson, Paola
Contato, Edgardo
Compostella, Antonio
author_facet Camerotto, Alessandro
Sartorio, Andrea
Mazzetto, Anna
Gusella, Milena
Luppi, Ornella
Lucianò, Domenica
Sofritti, Olga
Pelati, Cristiano
Munno, Emilia
Tessari, Andrea
Bedendo, Simone
Bellè, Margherita
Fenzi, Federica
Formaglio, Andrea
Boschini, Annalisa
Busson, Alberto
Spigolon, Elisabetta
De Pieri, Paolo
Casson, Paola
Contato, Edgardo
Compostella, Antonio
author_sort Camerotto, Alessandro
collection PubMed
description The first cases of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) were reported on 21 February in the small town of Vo’ near Padua in the Veneto region of Italy. This event led to 19,286 infected people in the region by 30 June 2020 (39.30 cases/10,000 inhabitants). Meanwhile, Rovigo Local Health Unit n. 5 (ULSS 5), bordering areas with high epidemic rates and having one of the world’s oldest populations, registered the lowest infection rates in the region (19.03 cases/10,000 inhabitants). The aim of this study was to describe timing and event management by ULSS 5 in preventing the propagation of infection within the timeframe spanning from 21 February to 30 June. Our analysis considered age, genetic clusters, sex, orography, the population density, pollution, and economic activities linked to the pandemic, according to the literature. The ULSS 5 Health Director General’s quick decision-making in the realm of public health, territorial assistance, and retirement homes were key to taking the right actions at the right time. Indeed, the number of isolated cases in the Veneto region was the highest among all the Italian regions at the beginning of the epidemic. Moreover, the implementation of molecular diagnostic tools, which were initially absent, enabled health care experts to make quick diagnoses. Quick decision-making, timely actions, and encouraging results were achieved thanks to a solid chain of command, despite a somewhat unclear legislative environment. In conclusion, we believe that the containment of the epidemic depends on the time factor, coupled with a strong sense of awareness and discretion in the Health Director General’s decision-making. Moreover, real-time communication with operating units and institutions goes hand in hand with the common goal of protecting public health.
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spelling pubmed-77301162020-12-12 Early Phase Management of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Geographic Area of the Veneto Region, in One of the World’s Oldest Populations Camerotto, Alessandro Sartorio, Andrea Mazzetto, Anna Gusella, Milena Luppi, Ornella Lucianò, Domenica Sofritti, Olga Pelati, Cristiano Munno, Emilia Tessari, Andrea Bedendo, Simone Bellè, Margherita Fenzi, Federica Formaglio, Andrea Boschini, Annalisa Busson, Alberto Spigolon, Elisabetta De Pieri, Paolo Casson, Paola Contato, Edgardo Compostella, Antonio Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The first cases of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) were reported on 21 February in the small town of Vo’ near Padua in the Veneto region of Italy. This event led to 19,286 infected people in the region by 30 June 2020 (39.30 cases/10,000 inhabitants). Meanwhile, Rovigo Local Health Unit n. 5 (ULSS 5), bordering areas with high epidemic rates and having one of the world’s oldest populations, registered the lowest infection rates in the region (19.03 cases/10,000 inhabitants). The aim of this study was to describe timing and event management by ULSS 5 in preventing the propagation of infection within the timeframe spanning from 21 February to 30 June. Our analysis considered age, genetic clusters, sex, orography, the population density, pollution, and economic activities linked to the pandemic, according to the literature. The ULSS 5 Health Director General’s quick decision-making in the realm of public health, territorial assistance, and retirement homes were key to taking the right actions at the right time. Indeed, the number of isolated cases in the Veneto region was the highest among all the Italian regions at the beginning of the epidemic. Moreover, the implementation of molecular diagnostic tools, which were initially absent, enabled health care experts to make quick diagnoses. Quick decision-making, timely actions, and encouraging results were achieved thanks to a solid chain of command, despite a somewhat unclear legislative environment. In conclusion, we believe that the containment of the epidemic depends on the time factor, coupled with a strong sense of awareness and discretion in the Health Director General’s decision-making. Moreover, real-time communication with operating units and institutions goes hand in hand with the common goal of protecting public health. MDPI 2020-12-04 2020-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7730116/ /pubmed/33291638 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17239045 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Camerotto, Alessandro
Sartorio, Andrea
Mazzetto, Anna
Gusella, Milena
Luppi, Ornella
Lucianò, Domenica
Sofritti, Olga
Pelati, Cristiano
Munno, Emilia
Tessari, Andrea
Bedendo, Simone
Bellè, Margherita
Fenzi, Federica
Formaglio, Andrea
Boschini, Annalisa
Busson, Alberto
Spigolon, Elisabetta
De Pieri, Paolo
Casson, Paola
Contato, Edgardo
Compostella, Antonio
Early Phase Management of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Geographic Area of the Veneto Region, in One of the World’s Oldest Populations
title Early Phase Management of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Geographic Area of the Veneto Region, in One of the World’s Oldest Populations
title_full Early Phase Management of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Geographic Area of the Veneto Region, in One of the World’s Oldest Populations
title_fullStr Early Phase Management of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Geographic Area of the Veneto Region, in One of the World’s Oldest Populations
title_full_unstemmed Early Phase Management of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Geographic Area of the Veneto Region, in One of the World’s Oldest Populations
title_short Early Phase Management of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the Geographic Area of the Veneto Region, in One of the World’s Oldest Populations
title_sort early phase management of the sars-cov-2 pandemic in the geographic area of the veneto region, in one of the world’s oldest populations
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7730116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33291638
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17239045
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