The Italian government has reported 368 new deaths from the coronavirus. This is the largest 24-hour increase since the country confirmed its first ca
The Italian government has reported 368 new deaths from the coronavirus. This is the largest 24-hour increase since the country confirmed its first case.
The country’s death toll has hit 1,809 while the number of positive cases rose to 24,747 from 21,157 on Saturday, the country’s civil protection authority said.
Spain became the second European country to impose a nationwide lockdown after 2,000 new cases were confirmed and the number of reported deaths doubled.
Iran announced more than 100 people have died in the past 24 hours, with the confirmed cases nearing 14,000.
Governments around the world have stepped up restrictions on the movement of their citizens to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly 5,800 people with over 153,000 infected globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
