Coronavirus: Army drafted in to help move corpses from ‘Italy’s Wuhan’
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Army drafted in to help move corpses from ‘Italy’s Wuhan’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As Italy hit its highest single-day death toll, the army was brought into the country’s worst affected city to remove dozens of coffins piling up in churches or filling morgues beyond capacity. Bergamo, which now holds a grim record as “Italy’s Wuhan,” has seen a peak of 300 deaths per week due to coronavirus – a rate 14 times higher compared to last year. “These situations make you appreciate the common gestures we used to give for granted.” Italy saw its bleakest day yet in the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday as 475 people died in 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 2,978.

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Provincial Italian hospital overrun by virus variant
3 years, 10 months ago

Provincial Italian hospital overrun by virus variant

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The 160-bed hospital in the …

COVID-19’s death toll in northern Italy was staggering. Did air pollution play a role?
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19’s death toll in northern Italy was staggering. Did air pollution play a role?

LA Times  

A member of the Italian Red Cross, with military escorts, visits the homes of COVID-19 patients in Bergamo, Italy, in April 2020. “As COVID-19 takes over and causes similar illnesses as air pollution, in the end, the chances of a fatal outcome are higher.” His team’s findings are particularly relevant in places like North America and Europe, where every cubic …

Italy coronavirus deaths surge by 853, highest toll since March 28
4 years, 1 month ago

Italy coronavirus deaths surge by 853, highest toll since March 28

Live Mint  

Italy reported 853 COVID 19-related deaths on Tuesday, soaring from 630 the day before and the highest daily toll since March 28. Italy was the first Western country to be hit by the virus and has seen 51,306 COVID-19 fatalities since its outbreak emerged in February, the second highest toll in Europe after Britain's. While Italy's daily death tolls have …

Inside Syria’s coronavirus crisis: Damascus patient describes outbreak ‘10 times worse’ than regime claims
4 years, 4 months ago

Inside Syria’s coronavirus crisis: Damascus patient describes outbreak ‘10 times worse’ than regime claims

The Independent  

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600,000 dead as coronavirus rebounds around the world: Live
4 years, 5 months ago

600,000 dead as coronavirus rebounds around the world: Live

Al Jazeera  

Confirmed global virus deaths surge to 603,000 with the United States the world’s worst-affected country. 11:10 GMT – Philippines records 58 coronavirus deaths, 2,241 new cases The Philippines’ health department reported 58 deaths related to COVID-19 and 2,241 additional infections of the new coronavirus. 04:37 GMT – Albania’s coronavirus cases at 4,008, total deaths 111 Albania has reported 4,008 confirmed …

‘We made it’: Medics recount emotional moment Bergamo hospital ICU declared coronavirus-free
4 years, 5 months ago

‘We made it’: Medics recount emotional moment Bergamo hospital ICU declared coronavirus-free

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We don’t know if the coronavirus will attack us …

Italy coronavirus: Covid-19 has taken a staggering toll on a whole generation in northern Italy
4 years, 7 months ago

Italy coronavirus: Covid-19 has taken a staggering toll on a whole generation in northern Italy

CNN  

Milan, Italy CNN — Plot 87 occupies a barren corner of Milan’s austere main cemetery. Before the coronavirus outbreak, she visited her 85-year-old mother Michela, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, every day in Milan’s sprawling Palazzolo-Don Gnocchi Institute nursing home. The Palazzolo-Don Gnocchi Institute told CNN in a statement that “starting from the detection of the first case … at …

Italy's coronavirus death toll much higher than reported, statistics agency says
4 years, 8 months ago

Italy's coronavirus death toll much higher than reported, statistics agency says

ABC  

Italy's coronavirus death toll is much higher than reported, the nation's statistics bureau has said, pointing to thousands of fatalities that have not been officially attributed to COVID-19. Key points: Italy's official death toll has now surpassed 29,000, the second highest in the world Italy's official death toll has now surpassed 29,000, the second highest in the world Deaths in …

Italy suffers 575 more coronavirus deaths while the number of new infections drops
4 years, 8 months ago

Italy suffers 575 more coronavirus deaths while the number of new infections drops

Daily Mail  

Italy has seen its number of daily coronavirus deaths rise by 50 to 575 as its descent from the outbreak's peak continues to stall despite a six-week lockdown. The country's deaths have plateaued as the population endures a sixth week in quarantine The number of new coronavirus cases reported fell by 293 to 3,493 Italian Red Cross workers move a …

Coronavirus | U.S. reports highest daily death toll as Easter weekend opens in lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | U.S. reports highest daily death toll as Easter weekend opens in lockdown

The Hindu  

The United States became the first country to report more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, marking a grim milestone as billions around the world celebrated the Easter holiday weekend under lockdown from home. The global death toll from the virus surged past 103,000 on Friday, with the United States quickly becoming the epicentre of the pandemic that …

US overtakes Italy with highest coronavirus deaths: Live updates
4 years, 8 months ago

US overtakes Italy with highest coronavirus deaths: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

Number of deaths in the US exceeds 20,000 while number of confirmed cases exceed 500,000. 17:08 GMT – Cases in Canada reach 22,559 with 600 deaths Canada confirmed 1,316 new coronavirus cases, raising the total toll to 22,559, according to data by the country’s Public Health Agency. “This was never going to be a sprint over a few weeks; this …

US coronavirus deaths top 14,600, second highest in world behind Italy
4 years, 9 months ago

US coronavirus deaths top 14,600, second highest in world behind Italy

India Today  

US deaths due to coronavirus topped 14,600 on Wednesday, the second highest reported number in the world behind Italy, according to a Reuters tally. US officials warned Americans to expect alarming numbers of coronavirus deaths this week, even as an influential university model on Wednesday scaled back its projected U.S. pandemic death toll by 26% to 60,000. Follow LIVE UPDATES …

Phase two: Italy considers how to move on after coronavirus peak
4 years, 9 months ago

Phase two: Italy considers how to move on after coronavirus peak

Al Jazeera  

Italians will live and work differently when lockdown measures are eased, but the threat of COVID-19 remains. Nearly a month after a nationwide lockdown was implemented to prevent the spread of the virus that was ravaging through Italy’s north, there are government discussions and public debate about moving to “phase two” – a period during which citizens will have to …

AP PHOTOS: A week of images from the coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

AP PHOTOS: A week of images from the coronavirus pandemic

Associated Press  

Cemetery workers wore protective clothing as they conducted a burial in Brazil, a field of freshly dug graves awaiting more corpses. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Kashmiri volunteer packs disposable protective suit to be distributed free among different hospitals in Srinagar Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, April 3, 2020. Share Share Copy Link …

Coronavirus update: Spain and Italy record lower daily deaths as hopes rise for COVID-19 containment
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus update: Spain and Italy record lower daily deaths as hopes rise for COVID-19 containment

ABC  

There is hope in Spain and Italy that the spread of coronavirus may finally be starting to slow, weeks after both nations imposed tough lockdown measures in an effort to contain the virus. Brazil's hospitals not ready for coronavirus peak Contrary to advice from public health officials, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has dismissed coronavirus as a "little flu" that has …

Coronavirus | Confirmed cases hit 1 million worldwide, deaths pass 50,000
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Confirmed cases hit 1 million worldwide, deaths pass 50,000

The Hindu  

The number of coronavirus infections worldwide has hit 1 million, with more than 50,000 deaths, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks, the swiftest, most stunning collapse the U.S. job market has ever witnessed, and economists warn unemployment could reach levels not seen …

April 2, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 9 months ago

April 2, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

Funeral cars and vans wait outside the Palacio de Hielo in Madrid, Spain, on March 27, where coronavirus victims' bodies are kept at an ice rink temporarily converted into a morgue. It comes after the country’s Health Minister said the curve of new cases in Spain has come under control, and that the drastic emergency measures put in place to …

April 2, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 9 months ago

April 2, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

Funeral cars and vans wait outside the Palacio de Hielo in Madrid, Spain, on March 27, where coronavirus victims' bodies are kept at an ice rink temporarily converted into a morgue. It comes after the country’s Health Minister said the curve of new cases in Spain has come under control, and that the drastic emergency measures put in place to …

Worst may be over for Italy as number of Covid-19 deaths show decline
4 years, 9 months ago

Worst may be over for Italy as number of Covid-19 deaths show decline

Op India  

Three weeks after the imposition of lockdown in Italy, the number of new coronavirus cases, severe infections and Covid-19-related deaths, all are hinting towards an optimistic trend, suggesting that the country may have well passed its worst crisis since the World War II. Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Wednesday that the restrictions imposed last month are extended for …

Coronavirus: 350 bodies sent away from Bergamo after local crematorium overwhelmed
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: 350 bodies sent away from Bergamo after local crematorium overwhelmed

The Independent  

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Help heads to NYC as experts predict over 100,000 US deaths
4 years, 9 months ago

Help heads to NYC as experts predict over 100,000 US deaths

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With refrigerated morgue trucks parked on New York City’s streets to collect the surging number of dead, public health officials projected Tuesday that the coronavirus could ultimately kill more than 100,000 people across the U.S. At Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, critically ill COVID-19 patients are filling intensive care units, surgical floors and operating rooms and waiting in …

Coronavirus | Deadliest day for Europe hotspots, as U.S. toll tops 3,600
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Deadliest day for Europe hotspots, as U.S. toll tops 3,600

The Hindu  

Deaths from the coronavirus spiked in Europe on Tuesday with Spain, France and Britain reporting their highest daily tolls to date, as field hospitals shot up across New York, the epicentre of the U.S. outbreak bracing for dark times ahead. With more than 40,000 killed by the disease barrelling around the globe, the United States, already home to the largest …

Coronavirus: Residents in Italian town 'demand removal of woman with virus'
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Residents in Italian town 'demand removal of woman with virus'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Residents in a town in …

Coronavirus Outbreak: US hotspots grow as global infections surpass 6.4 lakhs, Italy records over 10,000 deaths
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: US hotspots grow as global infections surpass 6.4 lakhs, Italy records over 10,000 deaths

Firstpost  

As the United States led the world with confirmed coronavirus cases, cities such as Detroit, Chicago, and New Orleans grew as hotspots Saturday, while the virus continued to pummel New York City and made its way into rural America Detroit: As the United States led the world with confirmed coronavirus cases, cities such as Detroit, Chicago, and New Orleans grew …

Coronavirus: 50 doctors have now died in Italy as health system under growing pressure
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: 50 doctors have now died in Italy as health system under growing pressure

The Independent  

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Italy records world's highest daily toll with 919 dead in 24 hrs, total deaths at 9,134
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Italy records world's highest daily toll with 919 dead in 24 hrs, total deaths at 9,134

Firstpost  

Italy recorded 919 deaths from coronavirus on Friday, the highest daily toll anywhere in the world, while the number of confirmed cases eclipsed the total in China where the virus first emerged. Rome: Italy recorded 919 deaths from coronavirus on Friday, the highest daily toll anywhere in the world, while the number of confirmed cases eclipsed the total in China …

Do try this at home: how one Italian town fought coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Do try this at home: how one Italian town fought coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

The evidence is clear: Mass testing for the virus is the key to its eradication – and to saving lives. But one small Italian town claims to have eradicated coronavirus infections, having now reached zero new cases after implementing a mass-testing programme in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. The town, Vo Euganeo – population 3,300 – …

Italy’s coronavirus death toll passes 10,000: Live updates
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy’s coronavirus death toll passes 10,000: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic jumped to 5,690 on Saturday, with 832 patients dying in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry. 20:15 GMT – Coronavirus cases in Israel exceed 3,600 The total number of coronavirus cases in Israel has reached 3,619, as 159 more people tested positive, according to country’s health ministry. 10:10 GMT – …

Coronavirus: How Italian cities have dealt with rising demand for cremations
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: How Italian cities have dealt with rising demand for cremations

The Independent  

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Italy sees rise in toll by 662 in 24 hours, taking total number of deaths to 8,165
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Italy sees rise in toll by 662 in 24 hours, taking total number of deaths to 8,165

Firstpost  

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Italy rose to 80,539 from a previous 74,386, the Civil Protection Agency said — the highest number of new cases since 21 March. Rome: The toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has grown by 662 to 8,165, the Civil Protection Agency said on Thursday. The total number of confirmed cases …

Coronavirus | US tops world in COVID-19 cases, overtaking China and Italy
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | US tops world in COVID-19 cases, overtaking China and Italy

The Hindu  

The United States on Thursday took the grim title of the country with the most coronavirus infections and reported a record surge in unemployment as world leaders vowed $5 trillion to stave off global economic collapse. “We are injecting over $5 trillion into the global economy, as part of targeted fiscal policy, economic measures, and guarantee schemes to counteract the …

Italy reports 683 more coronavirus deaths: Live updates
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy reports 683 more coronavirus deaths: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

The death toll in Italy rose to 7,503, with 74,386 infections, as Spain’s death toll surpassed China’s. Sanders, an independent who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, said in a tweet: “Unless these Republican senators drop their objections, I am prepared to put a hold on this bill until stronger conditions are imposed on the $500 billion corporate welfare …

Italy’s inspiring response to the coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy’s inspiring response to the coronavirus

BBC  

Italy’s inspiring response to the coronavirus Nicolò Campo/Getty Images Children in Italy are making flags with the expression, "everything will be alright" – and now other nations across the world are following As Italy becomes the global epicentre for the coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s beautiful, shared showcase of Italian culture is nothing short of remarkable. Nicolò Campo/Getty Images Children in …

Coronavirus | Italy’s virus toll shoots back up, but medics see hope
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Italy’s virus toll shoots back up, but medics see hope

The Hindu  

Italy's daily COVID-19 death toll shot back up on Tuesday, but more evidence emerged that the coronavirus infection rate is slowing thanks to a painful national lockdown. Italy's 743 new deaths broke two days of successive declines that had taken the number down to 601 on Monday. “The measures we took two weeks ago are starting to have an effect,” …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Deaths rise by 602 in a day in Italy, taking toll to 6,078; total number of confirmed cases 63,927 till yesterday
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Deaths rise by 602 in a day in Italy, taking toll to 6,078; total number of confirmed cases 63,927 till yesterday

Firstpost  

On Sunday, 651 people died. That followed 793 on Saturday and 627 on Friday in Italy Rome: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has grown by 602 to 6,078, the head of the Civil Protection Agency said on Monday, an 11 percent increase but the smallest rise in numerical terms since Thursday, suggesting a clear downward …

Italy records smaller increase in coronavirus cases for 2nd day
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy records smaller increase in coronavirus cases for 2nd day

India Today  

Italy has recorded a smaller day-to-day increase in new coronavirus cases for the second straight day, officials said Monday while cautioning it was too soon to know if the worst is behind the country with the world’s second-biggest caseload. Data released by Italy’s Civil Protection agency showed 4,789 new cases from a day earlier, nearly 700 fewer than the day-to-day …

Corpses of the elderly found abandoned in Spanish care homes
4 years, 9 months ago

Corpses of the elderly found abandoned in Spanish care homes

Al Jazeera  

Teams sent to disinfect nursing homes found elderly residents abandoned, and others dead in their beds. Madrid, Spain – Spain’s state prosecutor has launched an investigation after soldiers deployed to help fight the coronavirus outbreak found elderly patients abandoned or dead in retirement homes. Margarita Robles, the Spanish defence minister, on Tuesday said troops who had been sent to sanitise …

Latest Italian coronavirus death toll dashes hopes worst is over
4 years, 9 months ago

Latest Italian coronavirus death toll dashes hopes worst is over

Al Jazeera  

At least 743 more people die in one day, reversing hopes after more encouraging numbers in the previous two days. Fatalities in Italy from coronavirus have surged in the last 24 hours, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, dashing hopes the epidemic in the world’s worst-hit country was easing. The death toll rose by 743 on Tuesday, the second-highest …

Why is Italy’s coronavirus fatality rate so high?
4 years, 9 months ago

Why is Italy’s coronavirus fatality rate so high?

Al Jazeera  

Extreme rate due to demographics and reporting distortions, but experts say other nations may soon see their own spikes. For weeks now, the daily briefings by Italy’s civil protection agency have been providing grim updates on the number of people killed by COVID-19, the highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, deepening a sense of gloom in a …

Italy registers 59,138 coronavirus cases, 5,476 dead
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy registers 59,138 coronavirus cases, 5,476 dead

India TV News  

The coronavirus epidemic continued to spread in locked-down Italy on Sunday with total cumulative number of infected cases reaching 59,138 and deaths reaching 5,476, according to the latest data released by the Civil Protection Department. Speaking at a televised press conference, Civil Protection Department Chief Angelo Borrelli confirmed that 46,638 active infections have been recorded and 5,476 have died since …

Italy reports 602 new coronavirus deaths: Live updates
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy reports 602 new coronavirus deaths: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

UK joins others in locking down, Italy death toll reaches 6,077 and WHO chief warns pandemic ‘accelerating’. 18:40 GMT – Ireland cases rise by 219 with two new deaths Ireland’s health department has reported two more deaths related to coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to six. 16:00 GMT – Cambodia reports three new coronavirus cases, …

Coronavirus is devastating Italy, but one town says its testing regime is containing the outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus is devastating Italy, but one town says its testing regime is containing the outbreak

ABC  

COVID-19 has killed more people in Italy than any other country. Professor Crisanti said Italian health authorities did not seem concerned by Vo's infection rate. Vo says testing and social isolation is key Professor Crisanti acknowledges that mass testing would be harder to carry out in a large city. "As soon as we made data available that the infection rate …

Coronavirus | Italy’s death toll tops 4,000 after new one-day record
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Italy’s death toll tops 4,000 after new one-day record

The Hindu  

Italy reported a record 627 new coronavirus deaths on March 20 and saw its world-topping toll surpass 4,000, despite government efforts to stem the pandemic’s spread. But Matteo Bassetti of Italy’s prestigious San Martino clinic in Genoa said the government probably had no idea how many people really had the new disease. “There are so many people walking around who …

Italy records highest coronavirus toll in one day with 627 deaths; 'you are not invincible', WHO tells youth
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy records highest coronavirus toll in one day with 627 deaths; 'you are not invincible', WHO tells youth

Firstpost  

The US warned Americans to avoid all international travel and told citizens abroad to return now or face an ‘indefinite’ absence as coronavirus pandemic toll surpassed 10,000 people worldwide on Friday Italy has recorded its highest day-to-day- rise in the number of deaths of persons infected with the novel coronavirus. “We’re going to close the valve, because the rate of …

Italy’s virus epicenter grapples with huge toll, some hidden
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy’s virus epicenter grapples with huge toll, some hidden

Associated Press  

BERGAMO, Italy — The priest gave a final benediction. “We are confronting the biggest COVID emergency after Wuhan,” said Dr. Luca Lorini, head of intensive care at Bergamo’s main hospital, named for native son Pope John XXIII, where nearly 500 beds are dedicated to people suffering severe symptoms of the virus, 80 of those in intensive care. People on the …

Coronavirus | Italian death toll overtakes China’s as virus spreads
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Italian death toll overtakes China’s as virus spreads

The Hindu  

Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak eclipsed China’s on Thursday as the scourge extended its march across the West, where the United States and other countries increasingly enlisted the military and improvised at every turn to get ready for an onslaught of patients. At the United Nations in New York, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world is “at war …

Coronavirus live updates: 627 die in a single day in Italy
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus live updates: 627 die in a single day in Italy

Al Jazeera  

Largest daily jump in Italy’s death toll, as WHO warns the world’s youth they are not invincible against COVID-19. 19:24 GMT – Italy closes all parks and public gardens Italy’s health ministry approved new measures to limit people’s movements in an effort to contain the worst coronavirus outbreak in Europe. 11:15 GMT – Spain’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000 Spain’s …

Italy coronavirus: Military called to enforce lockdown as 627 people die in 24 hours
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy coronavirus: Military called to enforce lockdown as 627 people die in 24 hours

CNN  

Rome CNN — Soldiers were being drafted in to help enforce the lockdown in Italy on Friday as officials announced 627 new deaths, the largest single-day toll anywhere in the world since the coronavirus outbreak began. And Chinese medical experts helping Italy deal with the crisis have said the restrictions imposed in Lombardy are “not strict enough.” The government has …

Italian death toll overtakes China’s as virus spreads
4 years, 9 months ago

Italian death toll overtakes China’s as virus spreads

Al Jazeera  

At least 3,405 deaths reported in Italy while Spain’s death toll and number of cases also continue to surge sharply. At the same time, Italy reached its bleak milestone, Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged three months ago, recorded no new infections, a sign that the communist country’s draconian lockdowns had worked. Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, a virologist at …

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy overtakes China's toll with total 3,405 deaths; Iran says one citizen dies every 10 mins
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy overtakes China's toll with total 3,405 deaths; Iran says one citizen dies every 10 mins

Firstpost  

Italy has become the country with the most coronavirus-related deaths, surpassing China by registering 3,405 dead. Meanwhile, Iran, another badly-hit country, said that one citizen died every 10 minutes due to the virus. Italy has become the country with the most coronavirus-related deaths, surpassing China by registering 3,405 dead, while, Iran, another badly-hit country, said that one citizen died every …

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