The U.S. now has the lead with the most deaths from the coronavirus outbreak of any country with nearly 22,000 lives lost. Meanwhile in Italy, previously the worst-hit country so far, officials are considering loosening lockdown measures.
The virus is also taking a toll elsewhere in the country with Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania all reporting over 20,000 cases.. It became clear to him in"the middle to end of January" that COVID-19 could cause a serious pandemic.
There were 431 lives lost in Italy on Sunday, down from 619 the previous day. The number of new cases is still climbing with 4,092 reported infections Sunday, in addition to 4,694 reported on Saturday. While Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte rejected calls from businesses last week to reopen factories, the current lockdown legislation would allow some shops to reopen Tuesday — specifically bookstores, stationery shops and children's apparel.It remains to be seen whether shops owners will take advantage of the policy.
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