Coronavirus Situation in Italy is Alarming | 16 Million Italians Under Lockdown

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Coronavirus Situation in Italy is Alarming | 16 Million Italians Under Lockdown

Coronavirus Situation in Italy is Alarming – Italy’s coronavirus death toll rose to 366 on Sunday after authorities announced another 133 deaths, the largest daily rise in reported fatalities in the country since the outbreak began.

Italy hardest hit by Coronavirus in Europe

The total number of cases in Italy, the European country hardest hit by the virus in Europe, jumped 25% to 7,375 from 5,883 on Saturday, another record jump.

At least 622 people have have recovered from COVID-19, the disease associated with coronavirus, according to Angelo Borrelli, head of the country’s Civil Protection Agency. Victims in Italy who died after contracting the virus are mostly over the age of 50.

Italy’s government has placed more than 16 million people — a quarter of the population — under lockdown – mainly the Lombardy region.

Czech Prime Minister’s advice to Italy

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis called for Italy to ban all its citizens from traveling in Europe in an effort to curb the outbreak.

“Italy should ban all its citizens from travelling to Europe, because we are not able to order such a thing within (the European Union’s borderless area) Schengen,” Babis said on Czech Television Sunday.

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