Centralità e reticolarità metropolitana versus dispersione e contenimento del contagio nel Lazio

Latium is characterized by being a region centralized in and around Rome, for many aspects ranging from its political role, to the preponderant number of residents in the capital, to the mobility infrastructure networks (regional, but also national and international), to the high rate of services (administrative, tourist, health, study), to the plurality of economic activities. This concentration is also accompanied by a strong international tourist attraction that produces dynamism and, in times of pandemic, risks arising from global flows and connections. In this context, during the first wave of Covid-19, characterized by low infection rates, the dispersion of cases and low levels of pollution, thanks also to a good number of beds in the intensive care and infectious disease wards, there was no high level of vulnerability, unlike what happened after the summer season.