New coronavirus lockdown in Rome raises second wave fears as building cordoned off after death toll jumps again
AN ENTIRE apartment block in Rome has been put into lockdown over fears of a second wave of deadly coronavirus infections.on Piazza Pecile in the Garbatella district of the Italian capital.At least 17 people tested positive for the virus on Piazza Pecile in RomeNews of the infections emerged as the country's death toll increased by 78 on Saturday.
The infected residents were taken to hospital while others were moved to a hotel in the Italian capital to isolate them from their neighbours."Among us there are elderly people, sick people, worried people," one resident said.Credit: AFP or licensors"They are treating us like the plague palace but it is not so. We are afraid, but we are not all positive. "They werebefore it was revealed others in the building - which has shared bathrooms - had also fallen sick.
The country will begin to lift more restrictions on Monday after premier Giuseppe Conte announced cinemas would now be allowed to reopen.
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