Open AccessCOVID-19 surveillance: Results of activities
Author(s) -
G. A. de Biase,
Alba Malara,
Annamaria Ruberto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in health and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2630-466X
DOI - 10.25082/ahb.2021.01.005
Subject(s) - covid-19 , public health surveillance , public health , international health regulations , china , environmental health , pandemic , business , medical emergency , medicine , geography , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , disease , archaeology
Following the rapid spread of a new Coronavirus identified in China, on 30.01.2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declares a state of public health emergency of international importance and in Italy health surveillance measures are promptly strengthened. The aim of the study is to describe the surveillance system for the spread of the epidemic and how the surveillance contributes to the monitoring system and to the regional weekly risk classification.