'We received 400,000 from South Africa and will receive as many.'
"We received 400,000 from South Africa and will receive as many" on Wednesday, Civil Protection Department director Luigi D'Angelo said in a telephone interview.
D'Angelo said Italy needed"eight million surgical masks", which should be used either by those suffering from the virus or those who have been in contact with sick people. The white FFP2 and FFP3 masks offer much more protection than regular surgical masks -- usually green and seen widely on the streets.Italian hospitals had initial supplies but the rapid spread of the epidemic has put the health system under strain, D'Angelo explained.
The civil protection service recommends home quarantine for people with slight symptoms or those without any but who have been in contact with infected patients.His agency has already set up military-style barracks near Rome and Turin, and will set up more near Milan to help quarantine people, he said.Civil protection authorities are also setting set up tents in front of some hospitals to make sure suspected cases do not come into contact with other patients, D'Angelo said.
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