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
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
Two-month-old baby believed to be Italy’s youngest Covid-19 patient is released from hospital after three week battle with virus The baby no longer had a temperature or fever and was released with her mother The pair were first hospitalised in the southern Italian city of Bari on March 18 Italy has recorded 17,669 deaths due … Read more
Italy has seen a small dip in the number of new coronavirus infections but daily fatalities has risen slightly to 760 as the country still waits to flatten the curve. The death toll rose by 760 to 13,915, while the number of confirmed cases hit 115,242 – up from 110,574 on Wednesday. Pressure on hospitals in … Read more
Italy sees small dip in number of new coronavirus infections but daily fatalities rise slightly to 760 as country still waits to flatten the curve Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has today risen by 760 to 13,915 The number of confirmed cases there rose to 115,242 from Wednesday’s 110,570 The Vatican recorded seventh … Read more
The choice of Matera as 2019’s European City of Culture will have astonished Italians of a certain age, although not those who have ever visited it. Fifty years ago, the city was designated the ‘national shame’ of Italy, embodying everything that was wrong with the impoverished south. But it was not true then and is little more … Read more
The number of new coronavirus cases in Italy is the lowest in nearly a fortnight, suggesting the country’s social distancing measures are working. New infections have risen by 4,050 – the lowest daily figure since March 18 – hitting a total 101,739 from a previous 97,689. But the death toll has climbed by 812 to … Read more
The number of new coronavirus cases in Italy is the lowest in nearly a fortnight, suggesting the country’s social distancing measures are working. New infections have risen by 4,050 – the lowest daily number since March 18 – hitting a total 101,739 from a previous 97,689. But the death toll has climbed by 812 to … 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’s coronavirus death toll surged by 969 today in the biggest one-day jump that any country has suffered so far. The hundreds of new deaths bring Italy’s total from 8,165 to 9,134, by far the highest in the world and an increase of 11.9 per cent since yesterday. In another significant landmark, Italy’s total infection … Read more