Coronavirus death toll in Italy rises to 29

The number of people infected with deadly coronavirus or COVID-19 has continued to rise in Italy.

The death toll from coronavirus has risen to 29, according to an Italian health official.

He also revealed confirmed cases of the deadly bug has hit 1,128 with 239 new cases on Sunday.

Schools and universities will stay closed for a second consecutive week in three northern Italian regions in an effort to contain Europe’s worst outbreak of coronavirus, dashing any hopes of a swift return to normality.

There is speculation that the Pope may have caught it after he cancelled three days of events to recuperate from an undisclosed illness.

The pope has not been seen in public since he was caught on camera coughing and blowing his nose during an Ash Wednesday Mass.

His absence is the longest sick leave of his papacy and comes as coronavirus sweeps Italy.

The country has just reported 1,128 cases and 29 deaths, according to the latest numbers.

Italy is now the most infected nation after China and South Korea.

Ten regions across the country are locked down in a desperate attempt to stop the spread of the virus.

Five Serie A matches have been postponed to May 13 to reduce the risk of spreading the virus.

It comes after three more patients in England tested positive for the virus - taking the UK toll to 23.

Ireland has just announced its first case too and a man has died in the US as Washington state declares a state of emergency.

A man with coronavirus has panicked guests at the Radisson Blu in Liverpool after he self-isolated after mingling in the restaurant and bar.

The UK Government has warned that 70 per cent of Brits could get the virus if it becomes a pandemic, hospitalising seven million and overwhelming the NHS.

A mystery COVID-19 spreader is at large in Surrey and is being hunted after a resident became the first to catch it in the UK. Two GPs in the county are also feared to be infected.

Source: Agencies

 

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