The Traffic Light Approach: Indicators and Algorithms to Identify Covid-19 Epidemic Risk Across Italian Regions

Frontiers in Public Health

Silvia Ussai¹  Benedetta Armocida²  Lorenzo De Min²  Eduardo Missoni³  Clelia D'Apice⁴  Beatrice Formenti⁵  Luca Paroni⁶ 

[1]Directorate General for Food and Health, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

[2]Saluteglobale.It Associazione di Promozione Sociale, Brescia, Italy

[3]Saluteglobale.It Associazione di Promozione Sociale, Brescia, Italy

[4]Center for Research on Health and Social Care Management (CERGAS), Bocconi University, Milan, Italy

[5]Saluteglobale.It Associazione di Promozione Sociale, Brescia, Italy

[6]Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

[7]Saluteglobale.It Associazione di Promozione Sociale, Brescia, Italy

[8]Division of Infectious Diseases, Aziende Socio Sanitarie Territoriali Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

[9]Saluteglobale.It Associazione di Promozione Sociale, Brescia, Italy

[10]Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy

关键词: COVID-19;    Italy;    guideline;    indicators;    traffic light algorithms;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.650243

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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