Coronavirus: There are parties in Italy, people are trying to infect – SME.sk

MILAN. Prosecutor ‘s Office in Italian The city of Bolzano is investigating private parties that people attend to get infected coronavirus.

This was reported by medical authorities in the Italian region of South Tyrol.

Young people in particular take part in the events. According to doctors, they want to get infected in order to get antibodies and confirmation in the covid certificate.

The certificate is required in Italy at work, in bars or gyms. It can be obtained within 180 days of recovery, by vaccination or a negative test.

Patrick Franzoni, the deputy regional coordinator for the epidemic, said they had recorded several cases of the disease after such meetings. “In a closed room where there is a positive person with a variant delta, five to ten people are easily infected, “Franzoni added.

According to him, young people, who underestimate the seriousness of the disease, are trying to transfer voluntarily. “Many people think it’s just the flu. But even young people can end up in the hospital,” he warns.

According to Franzoni, people also meet in front of bars, where they hug, kiss or drink from the same cup with someone who is infected.

Authorities say several people have ended up in intensive care units and one man has even died.

Last week, a 55-year-old Austrian who took part in one of such parties in northern Italy succumbed to covid. portal ildolomiti.it. Authorities say the man was an antivax who wanted to become infected with a covid certificate.

At least three other people, including a child, are in the hospital and two are in the intensive care unit.

In Italy, more than 13,000 people have succumbed to the coronavirus so far. The spread of the virus is a criminal offense in the country during an emergency.

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