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 Italy recorded 2,256 new coronavirus cases today compared to 3,047 on Sunday Current Covid-19 cases also fell from 108,257 to 108,237 in the nation’s first drop … 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
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 United States moved past Italy for the highest death toll in the world from the coronavirus on Saturday as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots of contagion before they erupt. According to the latest figures, 508,791 Americans have … Read more
Italy’s death toll from the COVID-19 virus is far higher than reported ‘because the country cannot spare resources to test every dead body’, a report has claimed. Italy first emerged as the European epicentre of the virus before rocketing to become the country with the most deaths from infection globally. Their death toll currently stands … Read more
Is Italy turning the corner? Number of daily coronavirus infections falls to 4,050 – its lowest in nearly two weeks – as WHO say the country’s epidemic should soon stabilise Italy’s death toll has climbed by 812 to 11,591, reversing two days of declines But the number of new cases rose by just 4,050, its … Read more
The Italian Army has been brought in to ferry coffins out of Bergamo, Northern Italy, as its morgue and its crematorium struggle to cope with the surge in fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic. Harrowing photos from the town show officers wearing protective hazmat suits as they work to store bodies in churches and halls. It … Read more
Italy now has more coronavirus cases than China for the first time after the hard-hit Lombardy region recorded another 2,409 infections today. The figures mean that Italy has now registered at least 82,948 virus cases, overtaking China which has racked up 81,897. The United States has the highest tally in the world with 86,012. The … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The number of coronavirus-related deaths and cases in Italy is now showing signs of a potential decrease as the World Health Organization warns the US could soon become the global epicenter of the pandemic following a ‘very large acceleration’ in infections. Italy’s dramatic rise in coronavirus cases has been feeding the fear of what possibly … Read more