The early phase of the COVID-19 epidemic in Lombardy, Italy

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Authors

Danilo Cereda · Regione Lombardia

Mattia Manica · Fondazione Bruno Kessler

Marcello Tirani · Ministero della Salute

Francesca Rovida · University of Pavia

Vittorio Demicheli

Marco Ajelli · Indiana University Bloomington

Piero Poletti · Fondazione Bruno Kessler

Abstract

At the time of first case notification, COVID-19 was already widespread in the entire Lombardy region. This may explain the large number of critical cases experienced by this region in a very short timeframe. The slight decrease of the reproduction number observed in the early days after February 20, 2020 might be due to increased population awareness and early interventions implemented before the regional lockdown imposed on March 8, 2020.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 epidemiological studies SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Epidemics

Volume 37, pp. 100528-100528

DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2021.100528

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