At the beginning of March 2020, doctors in the affected regions of Italy indicated that approximately 10% of patients with COVID-19 required intensive care, and the media reported that hospitals and intensive care units in these regions had already reached their maximum capacity.
Mapema Machi 2020, madaktari katika maeneo yaliyoathirika ya Italia walifafanua hali ambapo 10% ya wagonjwa wa COVID-19 walihitaji tiba ya kina na vyanzo vya habari viliripoti kwamba hospitali na vitengo vya kushughulikia wagonjwa mahututi tayari vilikuwa vimejaa pomoni.