国际英语资讯:COVID-19 curve decreasing in Italy as death toll tops 30,000
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 8-- <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hospitalizations">hospitalizations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30,000 <span word="mark">mark</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1,663 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="to">to</span> 87,961, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 89,624 <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, 1,168 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="care">care</span> (<span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> 143 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span>) <span word="and">and</span> 14,636 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hospitalized">hospitalized</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> (<span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> 538 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> -- 72,157 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 82 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> -- <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quarantined">quarantined</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asymptomatic">asymptomatic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> 2,747 <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="recoveries">recoveries</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="to">to</span> 99,023.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="was">was</span> 243, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="to">to</span> 30,201 <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Lombardy">Lombardy</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 21.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infections">infections</span>, <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recoveries">recoveries</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> 217,185 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 215,858 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="DECREASING">DECREASING</span> <span word="CURVE">CURVE</span></p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> (<span word="ISS">ISS</span>) <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Silvio">Silvio</span> <span word="Brusaferro">Brusaferro</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemiological">epidemiological</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="decreasing">decreasing</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>" <span word="across">across</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 20 <span word="regions">regions</span>.</p>
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