COVID-19 outbreak and spread in Italy (2020-04-05)

<br/> Activation time (UTC): 2020-04-05 22:46:00<br/> Event time (UTC): 2020-04-06 08:00:00<br/> Event type: Epidemic (Viral disease)<br/> <br/> Activation reason: <br/> Italy is currently facing a serious situation related to the Covid-19. The Head of the Civil Protection Department has been nominated as national emergency Coordinator and the entire National System has been activated to face the Emergency. From the first day of March, the entire Italian territory has been put on lock-down and further initiatives are being implemented to limit the spread of the disease. The Civil Protection needs to map all the temporary health facilities (such as triage facilities, field hospitals and so on) as well the gathering places in order to have a clear understanding of the current situation of the territory for the subsequent monitoring of activities and public spaces during the emergency.<br/> <br/> Reference products: 8<br/> Delineation products: 7<br/> Grading products: 0<br/> <br/> Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.<br/>