Title: Analysis and trends of COVID-19 in Italy

Authors: Cinzia Muriana; Giovan Battista Vizzini

Addresses: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Italy SRL, Via Discesa dei Giudici 4, 90133 Palermo, Italy ' University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Italy SRL, Via Discesa dei Giudici 4, 90133 Palermo, Italy

Abstract: SARS-CoV-2 is impacting the public health-system worldwide and requires policies to address the demand for additional capacity. Monitoring its spread allows the identification of alarm signals useful for scaling up resources and reacting to the pandemic. In Italy, starting with the identification of the first patient, the Protezione Civile has published a range of indicators as open data, which has supported the country's government in discovering trends and in setting-up targeted measures for preventing the spread of the virus and controlling the speed of transmission. This paper analyses these indicators from February 2020 to June 2021 and provides insights for healthcare managers.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2 outbreak; SARS-CoV-2 predictors; COVID-19 response; outbreak monitoring; Italy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMEI.2025.143279

International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, 2025 Vol.17 No.1, pp.13 - 29

Received: 15 Feb 2022
Accepted: 13 Jul 2022
Published online: 12 Dec 2024 *

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