The death toll from an outbreak
of coronavirus in Italy has surged by 889 to top 10,000, the Civil Protection
Agency said on Saturday, the second highest daily tally since the epidemic
emerged on February 21.
The toll in Italy, which has
suffered more deaths than any other country, now stands at 10,023. An additional
5,974 infections brought to 92,472 the number of people who have officially
tested positive for COVID-19 in Italy since the crisis began last month.
The first Western country to
introduce severe restrictions on movement after uncovering the outbreak five
weeks ago, Italy has since increasingly tightened them. It has banned all
non-essential activities until April 3.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has
urged the European Union to launch a “recovery bond” to help fund the
response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying failure to tackle the emergency
would be a “tragic mistake” for the bloc.
In an interview with Italian
daily Il Sole 24 Ore on Saturday, Conte said a common debt instrument was
needed to spearhead a European recovery and reinvestment plan to support the
economy of the whole area.
Education Minister Lucia Azzolina
has already said the closure of schools and universities, which began on March
5, would have to be extended past April 3.
That’s while Italy’s minister for
the country’s economically disadvantaged southern regions expressed concerns
about potential social tensions and civil unrest in poorer areas if, as
expected, the epidemic moves south.
“I am afraid that the
worries that are affecting large sections of the population over health, income
and the future, with the continuation of the crisis, will turn into anger and
hatred,” Minister Giuseppe Provenzano told La Repubblica newspaper on Saturday.
28, March 2020
Italy coronavirus death toll tops 10,000 0
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has surged by 889 to top 10,000, the Civil Protection Agency said on Saturday, the second highest daily tally since the epidemic emerged on February 21.
The toll in Italy, which has suffered more deaths than any other country, now stands at 10,023. An additional 5,974 infections brought to 92,472 the number of people who have officially tested positive for COVID-19 in Italy since the crisis began last month.
The first Western country to introduce severe restrictions on movement after uncovering the outbreak five weeks ago, Italy has since increasingly tightened them. It has banned all non-essential activities until April 3.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has urged the European Union to launch a “recovery bond” to help fund the response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying failure to tackle the emergency would be a “tragic mistake” for the bloc.
In an interview with Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore on Saturday, Conte said a common debt instrument was needed to spearhead a European recovery and reinvestment plan to support the economy of the whole area.
Education Minister Lucia Azzolina has already said the closure of schools and universities, which began on March 5, would have to be extended past April 3.
That’s while Italy’s minister for the country’s economically disadvantaged southern regions expressed concerns about potential social tensions and civil unrest in poorer areas if, as expected, the epidemic moves south.
“I am afraid that the worries that are affecting large sections of the population over health, income and the future, with the continuation of the crisis, will turn into anger and hatred,” Minister Giuseppe Provenzano told La Repubblica newspaper on Saturday.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP and REUTERS)