Originally Posted by
ryanb741
I work for an Italian company and get info and there are many cases now being reported in the Lazio region to which Rome belongs
Watch this site...www.protezionecivile.gov.it?
Press release
Coronavirus: 229 cases found in Italy
February 24, 2020
Update at 18.00
At the headquarters of the Department of Civil Protection, the work of the Operating Committee continues in order to ensure the coordination of the interventions of the components and operational structures of the National Civil Protection Service.
As regards health monitoring related to the spread of Coronavirus on the national territory, at the moment 229 people are infected in 5 regions.
In detail: there are 167 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Lombardy, 32 in Veneto, 18 in Emilia-Romagna, 3 in Piedmont, 3 in Lazio. There are 101 patients admitted with symptoms, 27 are in intensive care, while 94 are in home isolation. One person has recovered, while 6 have died.
Edit: Italy is now above Japan in the table of confirmed cases by country. Still pretty safe but what measures they will be implementing and where is not yet clear.
Update:Another site to watch...www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/coronavirus.
Plus:
Originally Posted by
Andrzej
Lastly: Maybe sign up for a mail alert subscription with the FCO: Italy travel advice?