Italy finally adds about 40 million people of the 60 million population in the “white zone”. This means that most of the restrictions in these regions have been lifted following a new ordinance issued by Health Minister Roberto Speranza.
Health Minister Reports Continuous Drop-in Covid 19 Cases
As per the latest reports, the only remaining Covid 19 regulations remaining in the white zone areas are social distancing and wearing face masks, both indoors and outdoors. In the ordinance issued on June 12, the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lazio (whose capital is Rome), Lombardy (whose capital is Milan), Piedmont, Puglia and the Autonomous Province di Trento can now join Abruzzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Molise, Sardinia, Umbria, and the Veneto whose capital is Venice, in the white zone.
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The latest weekly Covid 19 monitoring report released on June 11 and the data released from the National Institute of Health (ISS), the Covid 19 cases have continued to drop. The cases went from 36 cases per 100,000 inhabitants on May 24-30 to 26 cases between May 31 and June 6.
The ordinance further stated that, “no region or autonomous province is above the critical threshold in terms of ICU or hospital bed occupancy,”
Italy Currently Has Seven Yellow Zone Regions
Reports suggest that Italy currently has seven regions left which are under the “yellow zone”. This means they are low-risk zones with some restrictions. It includes midnight to 5 am curfew for the people who have not been fully vaccinated. Figures released on Monday by the Ministry of Health showed that there were a total of 907 new infections nationwide and 36 fatalities.
The overall caseload and death toll currently stood at 4,245,779 and 127,038, respectively.
To better monitor the Covid 19 situation across the country, Italy planned the color-coded system that has been in place since last year.
