Italy has reported 168 new deaths from COVID-19 and more than 10,000 total coronavirus cases — placing it second only to China in the number of confirmed infections.
A person wearing a face mask at the Piazza Di Spagna in Rome during the coronavirus emergency, on Tuesday, after the Italian government imposed national restrictions to control the spread of the COVID-19 disease.A person wearing a face mask at the Piazza Di Spagna in Rome during the coronavirus emergency, on Tuesday, after the Italian government imposed national restrictions to control the spread of the COVID-19 disease.
Also on Wednesday, South Korea reported a cluster of new cases, bringing the total there to more than 7,750, even as that country has shown some progress in containing the further spread of the epidemic, thanks in part to widespread testing, according to officials.In China, where the epidemic began, the daily case numbers continue to drop.
Nissan, the Japanese automaker, said Wednesday that it planned to restart production at two Chinese plants, including one in Hubei province, which was the epicenter of the outbreak and where the vast majority of the country's infections and deaths have occurred.
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