Italy suggesting to put a age limit on who they help and literally kicking out all people even if not Coronavirus over a certain age out of ICU.
Italy announces all shops except pharmacies and food outlets will be CLOSED as coronavirus death toll climbs by 31% to 827 in 24 hours and intensive care units are advise to stop treating the elderly
* All non-essential shops except pharmacies and food outlets will be closed in Italy as cases of coronavirus soar
* Cases in Italy jumped in the last 24 hours by 196 to 827 as intensive care units face acute shortage of beds
* As a result medics should stop treating elderly and focus on those with better survival chances, doctors warn
* Comes as coronavirus cases in Italy topped 12,000 with more than 800 deaths and Europe went over 22,000
* Denmark has announced it will close all kindergartens, schools and universities for two weeks over the virus
Italy has said all shops except pharmacies and food outlets will be closed in response to the country’s coronavirus outbreak as the death toll from the disease in the country jumped sharply in the last 24 hours.
A top Italian doctor said intensive care wards should place an age limit on beds as a way of prioritising medical resources amid the deepening crisis that has seen cases in Italy rise by 196 to 827 today.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the latest wave of restrictions in a dramatic appeal to the nation that came as the country of 60 million battles its biggest crisis in generations.
In another development top doctors suggested that rather than admit patients on a ‘first come first served’ basis, hospitals should swap to ‘catastrophe medicine’ guidelines – typically used in war zones and during natural disasters – where those with the greatest chance of survival are given priority.
If a limit on beds is implemented it could mean elderly patients with no signs of coronavirus being turfed off ICU wards to make space for younger patients who have longer left to live.
The guidelines should apply to all patients needing intensive care treatment and not just those suffering from coronavrius, according to guidance published this week by the Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SAARI).
Elsewhere, Ireland, Belgium, Bulgaria and Albania reported their first virus-related deaths earlier on Wednesday.
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