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However, in the following months the country had to face four new harsh waves of contagion. As of January 1, 2025, 198,638 deaths caused by COVID-19 were reported by the authorities, of which approximately 48.7 thousand in the region of Lombardy, 20.1 thousand in the region of Emilia-...
The first two cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy were recorded between the end of January and the beginning of February 2020.
More than 81,000 excess deaths (all-cause mortality) occurred in the UK during 2020 Highest excess occurred in London (+21.9%) and lowest excess occurred in the South West (+7.4%). Northern Ireland consistently rose to roughly the same as Wales and the South East, and eclipsed Scotland (...
When one or more models predict an increase in daily cases or infections and deaths in the next one to three months, technical advisors to the national and subnational decision-makers can consider this early alarm for assessment and suggestion of augmentation of preventive measures and interventions...
To date, the transmission of COVID-19 is still difficult to contain, as confirmed and death cases are still increasing. Up to March 16, 2022, 460 280 168 confirmed cases and 6 050 018 confirmed deaths have been reported to the WHO.2 Rapid spread of COVID-19 has had enormous...
I have seen reports that based on new modelling by scientists in China and the US, China risks over 1.5 million COVID deaths if it drops its tough dynamic zero-COVID policy. China’s huge population also means that relaxing prevention and control measures will inevitably lead to the death ...
The Covid-19 pandemic is highly contagious and has spread rapidly across the globe. To date there have been no specific treatment options available for thi
The study aim was to describe the distribution of cases of COVID-19 recorded within a UK mental-health trust and, specifically, whether COVID-19 was reported more frequently for certain diagnostic groups. We examined COVID-19-related deaths with a view to understanding key risk factors, and ...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic hit South America badly with multiple waves. Different COVID-19 variants have been storming across the region, leading to more severe infections and deaths even in places with high vaccination coverage. This study aims to assess the spatiotemporal variability of the ...