Italy has warned that half of those arriving on flights from China have been infected with the coronavirus

The Italian Ministry of Health At some airports in the country, he warned that almost Half of the passengers who came in flights from China They gave Covid-19 positive. The move led to authorities Restore mandatory PCR tests For all travelers entering from Asian countries.

“I have ordered mandatory performance of Covid-19 antigenic smears and relevant sequencing of the virus for all travelers from China via Italy,” the health minister commented. Orazio Schialasi.

“Action is necessary to guarantee Monitoring And this detection from Possible variations The virus is to protect the Italian people”, he added in a context Great uncertainty from the regime Beijing Protects data from a large infection Secret And it makes it impossible to accurately track the evolution of the virus on a global scale.

Malpensa Airport MilanIt is one of the major hubs of the country’s air traffic A positive ratio gave more In recent days, according to sources from the Lombardy region and from which It introduced restrictions this TuesdayA day ago it was commissioned across the country.

There, the Ministry of External Affairs has indicated that the action will be extended till January 30, at least.

Officials so far No variants of concern were detected In these cases, however, they are not concerned about the large number of tests with positive results from these travelers.

“Surveillance and prevention, through sequencing, it is necessary to detect any new variant that may cause concern and is not currently circulating in Italy,” explains the statement published in recent hours.

Since last weekend, the steering committee of the Higher Institute of Health has been closely monitoring the situation and the evolution of the epidemic in China.

In RomeLeonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino International Airport is already operational Test and related Isolation protocol of the sick.

“Examinations will be carried out on a regular basis, under the supervision of the Spallanzani Institute and with the support of regional outpatient clinics. We should not let our guard down, the latest news about Covid forces us to keep our vigilance high,” he opined Alessio D’AmatoThe Health Councilor for the Lazio Region in a statement.

At the beginning of the epidemic, in 2020, Italy was the first Western country to register positive cases and the health situation deteriorated rapidly, resulting in thousands of deaths.

In recent weeks, a wave of protests has led the Beijing regime to ease its security measures. Covid-Zero.

However, the Low vaccination rate And this Termination of tests and registrations Positive cases led to the fact that in a few days The health condition of the country was very poorOvercrowded hospitals, insufficient medical supplies and staff, and long queues at crematoriums due to the high number of deaths from the virus.

The Asian giant ordered an end to quarantine for travelers, decreed that only deaths involving some respiratory failure would be considered deaths from COVID, and noted that it would report the evolution of its statistics every week or every month.

America He has been one of the biggest critics of these measures adopted by China, which in turn has been reluctant to release information about cases that could make it difficult to detect new variants that could complicate the global health situation.

(With information from EFE and AFP)

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