The number of deaths in Italy due to the new coronavirus rose this Sunday to 366, an increase of 133 people compared to Saturday, said the head of the Italian Civil Protection, Angelo Borrelli.
There are already 6,387 cases of contagion, an increase of 1,326 compared to Saturday, according to the Efe agency, and are mainly located in the northern Lombardy region of the country.
WHO praises Italy
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, today praised the “bold measures” and “real sacrifices” made by the Government of Italy and the population to try to contain the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic in the parents.
“The Government and the people of Italy are taking bold and courageous measures to slow the spread of the new coronavirus and protect their country and the world. They are making real sacrifices,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a social media post. Twitter.
The Italian Prime Minister today announced a ban on entry and exit from Lombardy and 14 other provinces to limit the spread of Covid-19, a move that could affect around 16 million people in cities like Milan, Venice or Parma.
Giuseppe Conte appeared at 2:30 am in front of journalists to explain that the decree is difficult, but necessary to “contain the spread of contagion”.
The director-general of WHO said today that the institution “is in solidarity with Italy” and that “exists to continue to support it”.
The Chief of Staff of the Italian Army, General Salvatore Farina, announced today that he is infected with the new coronavirus, stressing, however, that he is well and is in isolation from home, according to the Spanish agency Efe.
Also the president of the Piedmont region, in the north of Italy, Alberto Cirio, revealed that he was infected and that the protocol of isolation and control of the people who were in contact with the ruler was activated.
The Covid-19 epidemic, detected in December in China, infected more than 105,000 people and killed about 3,600 in a hundred countries and territories.
Of the infected people, about 60,000 recovered.
After China quarantined 60 million people to try to stem the epidemic, Italy announced a similar move in the north of the country, which could affect some 16 million people in cities like Milan, Venice or Parma.
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