Italy’s virus death total of 24,648 is still Europe’s highest and second globally after the United States
Despite a significant drop for the second time in the number of registered coronavirus cases in the country, Italy Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte prepared countrymen for a longer lockdown on Tuesday. Italy is approaching a fateful decision on whether to lift stay-at-home orders and reopen businesses for the first time in nearly two months on May 4.
Italy’s virus death total of 24,648 is still Europe’s highest and second globally after the United States, news agency PTI reported. Conte is being pushed into erring on the side of caution by leading doctors — and to think more about the economic toll by big business leaders and some regional chiefs. Many businesses warn that they will not be able stand idle much longer and Italy’s push for a comprehensive economic rescue from the European Union is running into resistance in Brussels.
Conte has convened a taskforce comprised of leading economists and health experts to weigh all the pros and cons. But he indicated Tuesday that Italians will probably have to put up with various forms of restrictions for some time to come. “I would like to be able to say, let’s open everything. Right away,” Conte wrote on Facebook. “But such a decision would be irresponsible.”..Read More
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