The response of Milan's Emergency Medical System to the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy
Stefano Spina, Francesco Marrazzo, Maurizio Migliari, Riccardo Stucchi, Alessandra Sforza, Roberto Fumagalli
Published:February 28, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30493-1
The number of people infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is dramatically increasing worldwide.1 The first person-to-person transmission in Italy was reported on Feb 21, 2020, and led to an infection chain that represents the largest COVID-19 outbreak outside Asia to date. Here we document the response of the Emergency Medical System (EMS) of the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy, to the COVID-19 outbreak.