On April 23, local time, the Italian Ministry of Health and the Institute of Advanced Health jointly held a routine epidemic briefing to analyze recent monitoring data. At the meeting, Brusa Ferro, Dean of the Italian Institute of Advanced Health, said that although medical institutions are still under heavy pressure, the number of critically ill patients continues to decrease, and the epidemic in most areas of Italy has begun to ease. In response to the recent restart of the Italian economy and society, Brusafero believes that relaxation of epidemic control requires caution and gradual progress.
Monitoring data showed that the incidence of new coronary pneumonia in Italy was 157.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants within a week from April 12 to 18. The "effective infection index" Rt value further dropped to 0.81.