The Traffic Light Approach
Indicators and Algorithms to Identify Covid-19 Epidemic Risk Across Italian Regions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22072826 |
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| Authors | Luca Paroni (0000-0002-8611-9250, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Clelia D’Apice (0000-0003-0499-915X, University of Parma), Clelia D'Apice, Silvia Ussai (0000-0002-8044-7173, European Commission, corresponding author), Benedetta Armocida (0000-0003-3583-2790), Beatrice Formenti (Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia), Lorenzo De Min, Eduardo Missoni (0000-0003-2296-4145, Bocconi University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Pages | 650243-650243 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2021.650243 |
| PMID | 33796500 |
| OpenAlex | W3136729011 |
| Language | EN |
With the beginning of the autumn-winter season, Italy experienced an increase of SARS-CoV-2 cases, requiring the Government to adopt new restrictive measures. The national surveillance system in place defines 21 key process and performance indicators addressing for each Region/Autonomous Province: (i) the monitoring capacity, (ii) the degree of diagnostic capability, investigation and contact tracing, and (iii) the characteristics of the transmission dynamics as well as the resilience of health services. Overall, the traffic light approach shows a collective effort by the Italian Government to define strategies to both contain the spread of COVID-19 and to minimize the economic and social impact of the epidemic. Nonetheless, on what principles color-labeled risk levels are assigned on a regional level, it remains rather unclear or difficult to track
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Contact tracing · Geography · Psychological resilience · Regional science · Telecommunications · Computer Science · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Medicine · Psychology · Virology
| Highly cited | No |
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