Italy witnesses less than 1000 patients in ICU for the first time in 2 months

Italy recorded fewer than 1,000 COVID-19 patients in  intensive care unit (ICU) for first time since March 10, in more than 2 months on May 12,  civil protection ncy said in a press conference. With third consecutive day that witnessed less percent of fatalities, Italy's overall death toll maintained a slower trend, although, numbers surged to 200 from previous day165. 

A few weeks ago,  COVID-19 patients in need of critical care throughout country peaked at 4,068 overburdening Intensive Care Units and exhausting  availability of ventilators. At that time, around April 3, Italy’s healthcare system was on point of collapse with rrn Lombardy as  epicenter of outbreak, according to reports. Furrmore, Italy doctors were forced to prioritize ICU care for patients with best chance of survival.  

Medics at heart of Italy's coronavirus outbreak were quoted as saying that  hospitals were under “immense pressure” and h to make a choice. Mauro D'Ambrosio, a healthcare worker at Fatebenefratelli Hospital in Milan said, “If we understand patient has a severe health issue to point of having chance to live and we need to give bed or divert resources to someone who has more chances to survive, n this is a choice that — despite being ethically hard to accept — from a clinical point of view can be done to give possibility to survive to someone compared to someone who would have zero chance," as he spoke about overwhelming ICU patients at hospital. 

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Lowest rate in deaths and ICU missions

Italy’s health authorities were reported saying that death toll shot up higher since some who died in nursing homes or in ir own home, especially elderly, h contracted disease much earlier but were never tested. However, y brought to account a lower daily new case total in Lombardy, Italy's most stricken region since pandemic hit.

Furrmore, y said that it will be later this week at earliest before y can assess if a limited easing of lockdown restrictions on citizens' movements, including opening of public parks last week, has triggered an uptick in infections. country, for w, was recording lowest rate in deaths and ICU missions, y said, in an dress to press conference.  

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