Covid Italy, Hope: “Battle up to zero deaths”

“We must continue to work with the utmost attention because the goal of all of us must be to reach zero deaths in all regions of Italy. Until then there will still be a battle to be fought, on which we all work together”. Thus the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, speaking with a video message at the presentation of the book ‘Generation V – Viruses, Vaccines and Variants. Journey into the new normal ‘by Guido Rasi, former executive director of the European drug agency Ema, today consultant to the extraordinary commissioner for the Covid-19 emergency, general Francesco Paolo Figliuolo. Read also “I want to greet and thank General Figliuolo for the very important work he is doing every day – added the minister addressing the commissioner – And numbers are there for all to see: until a few weeks ago we had 3,800 people in intensive care”, while “we are now under 400, 90% less; we have nearly 30 thousand people hospitalized in the medical area” and “now we are under 2,500, even more than 90% less. And also the worst figure, that of deaths , has dropped a lot compared to the previous weeks “. But the goal to aim for is to eliminate deaths throughout Italy. “We have lived unforgettable months and we are still in a battle that we are facing with all energy. Yet we are in a different situation than in the previous weeks. Thanks to the vaccination campaign, we are in the conditions of being able to gradually return to habits that we had necessarily had to put aside for a long time “, he said again.” An important moment of discussion on issues that, never like today, are current and decisive for the future of our country ” , highlighted the minister. “Even if we must not underestimate this moment – he added – we can imagine with more force the future of our National Health Service”.