Italy govt okays reopening of bars, restaurants next week
Premier Giuseppe Conte's government has agreed to demands from Italy's regions for an acceleration of phase two of the coronavirus emergency, ANSA reported.
Premier Giuseppe Conte's government has agreed to demands from Italy's regions for an acceleration of phase two of the coronavirus emergency, ANSA reported.
Focus turns to US as coronavirus continues to spread around world. Infection rate slows in Italy; Spain records first drop in daily death toll in four days.
Although data has shown that the total number of cases in the country is slowing – with 4,053 new infections on Tuesday – the death toll remains at over 800 a day.
Italy coronavirus deaths jump by almost 800, government shuts most workplaces
Coronavirus has killed more people in Italy than in any other country, after deaths there rose by 427 in a day.
The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Italy has risen to 31,506, from 27,980 on Monday, Reuters reports. WHO urges governments to do more as virus infects more than 184,000 people and has killed at least 7,500 worldwide.
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus has surpassed 115,000, with the death toll reaching more than 4,200, as countries around the world continue to grapple with the challenges of containing the pandemic.
All of Italy under lockdown, reeling financial markets and rioting prisoners made clear on Monday how the global coronavirus epidemic was extending its reach into all aspects of social and economic life.