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Italian doctors in the intensive care unit of a Roman hospital. The corona situation in Italy is improving, but is still precarious.
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A good two months after the first reports of the Corona outbreak in Italy, the number of registered deaths there exceeded the threshold of 25,000. Civil protection in Rome reported on Wednesday that 437 new deaths related to lung disease had been recorded within 24 hours. The official number of victims rose to 25 085.
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In total, the authorities in the Mediterranean country had counted a good 187,000 people since February who had tested positive for the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen.
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Positive signs of relaxation
The infection curve had flattened significantly overall in the past two weeks. Positive signs of relief came from the hospitals in the badly affected north. The government in Rome announced this week that the corona restrictions should gradually be relaxed from May 4. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a conversation with unions on Wednesday, according to the Ansa news agency, that manufacturing and construction, among others, are likely to start working more.
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Germany: 5,000 dead, almost 150,000 infections
In Germany, more than 147,400 infections with the new corona virus had been registered by Wednesday evening (previous day at 8:30 p.m .: more than 144,700 infections). At least 5018 people infected with the pathogen Sars-CoV-2 have reportedly died nationwide so far (previous day at 8:30 p.m .: 4738). This is the result of an evaluation by the German Press Agency, which takes into account the latest figures from the federal states. (SDA)
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