Italy reporting more deaths per day than any other country, learning institutions and entertainment outlets closed.
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 49 to 197, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday, the largest daily increase in fatalities since the contagion was uncovered two weeks ago.
China, where the outbreak began, had 80,711 confirmed cases and 3,045 cumulative fatal cases, 30 of them reported on Friday by the World Health Organisation. The national health institute said the average age of those who had died so far was 81, with the vast majority suffering underlying health problems. Just 28 percent were women.
Analysts say the crisis will push Italy’s fragile economy into its fourth recession in 12 years. Credit ratings agency Moody’s on Friday cut its growth forecast for the country to -0.5 percent in 2020, from a previous +0.5 percent estimate. The Czech Republic said on Friday that anyone returning from trips to Italy would have to go into quarantine for two weeks or face fines, while neighbouring Slovakia said it was banning all flights to and from Italy.
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