COVID-19 in Italy: impact of containment measures and prevalence estimates of infection in the general population

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy, the Italian Government implemented several restrictive measures to contain the spread of the infection. Data shows that, among these measures, the lockdown implemented as of 9 March had a positive impact, in particular the central and southern r...

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Autores principales: Signorelli, Carlo, Scognamiglio, Thea, Odone, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mattioli 1885 2020
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Short Papers
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7975916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32275287
http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i3-S.9511
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Sumario:Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy, the Italian Government implemented several restrictive measures to contain the spread of the infection. Data shows that, among these measures, the lockdown implemented as of 9 March had a positive impact, in particular the central and southern regions of Italy, while other actions appeared to be less effective. When the true prevalence of a disease is unknown, it is possible estimate it, based on mortality data and the assumptive case-fatality rate of the disease. Given these assumptions, the estimated period-prevalence of COVID-19 in Italy varies from 0.35% in Sicily to 13.3% in Lombardy.

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