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Coronavirus arrived in Italy in January ‘for sure’ – despite the first case not being diagnosed until the end of February, says a scientist who presented a study on the subject today. Expert Stefano Merler, of the Bruno Kessler Foundation, told a news conference with Italy’s top health authorities the first cases could have arrived … Read more
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll drops to 437 and number of people infected continues to fall in further evidence country has overcome worst of the disease Daily deaths tally from coronavirus in Italy rose by 437 up from 534 on Tuesday New infections recorded also increased to 3,370 up from 2,729 the day before But people registered … Read more
Italy sees just 2,256 new coronavirus cases – their lowest level in over a month – as total number of people infected FALLS for first time since pandemic began Scientists want to see how long people can stay confined to their home Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will announce set of social guidelines this week Italy … Read more
Italy is staring down the barrel of the worst recession since the Second World War, which could bolster the far-right and damage the country’s love affair with the European Union, analysts say. Much will depend on how Rome handles the easing of the national lockdown, how quickly it manages to get liquidity to suffering businesses, … Read more
Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus topped 20,000 on Monday but its number of critically ill patients dropped for the tenth successive day. The 566 new deaths reported by the civil protection service take Italy’s fatalities total to 20,465 – officially second in the world behind the United States. The drop in patients receiving intensive … Read more
The Mafia is handing out food to Italy’s needy and offering interest-free loans to impose control over people’s lives and capitalise on the country’s coronavirus crisis. Anti-mafia author Roberto Saviano, who wrote the script for Italian crime drama Gomorrah, told journalists yesterday that at the most basic level, the mob is handing out groceries to … Read more
The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 deaths from the coronavirus in a single day, and the number of infections across America has now topped 500,000. Stark figures show that 2,028 Americans died from coronavirus in a single day on Friday, taking the death toll to almost … Read more
The Mafia is handing out food to Italy’s needy and offering interest-free loans to impose control over people’s lives and capitalise on the country’s coronavirus crisis. Anti-mafia author Roberto Saviano, who wrote the script for Italian crime drama Gomorrah, told journalists yesterday that at the most basic level, the mob is handing out groceries to … Read more
More than 100 medics have died from coronavirus in Italy as many struggle with the trauma of seeing their collegues die. Traumatised hospital staff have asked ‘who will be the next’ after 80 doctors and 21 nurses died from the bug. Two nurses took their own lives since the outbreak, which has killed more than … Read more
Italy sees small dip in number of new coronavirus infections but daily fatalities rise slightly to 760 as country still waits to flatten the curve Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has today risen by 760 to 13,915 The number of confirmed cases there rose to 115,242 from Wednesday’s 110,570 The Vatican recorded seventh … Read more