00:00Welcome back. The Italian National Institute of Health recorded at least 817,000 newer cases of
00:06acute respiratory infections in the first weeks of December. According to the Institute, the number
00:11of people infected with respiratory illnesses in 2025 reached 4.9 million. Among these, at least
00:1842 cases per 1,000 patients were between the ages of zero and four. The Institute highlighted that
00:25from December 8th to 14th, cases of acute respiratory infections represented approximately 15 infections
00:32per 1,000 patients, this figure being higher than 12.7 reported in the previous week.