Italy details:
A third person infected with the coronavirus has died in Italy, a regional official said on Sunday, as the government struggles to contain an outbreak of the illness in the north of the country with more than 130 cases reported since Friday.Lombardy regional councilor Giulio Gallera told reporters the victim was an elderly woman from the town of Crema, east of Milan, who was also suffering from cancer. Two other elderly patients in northern Italy have died over the past 48 hours.
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Italy-reports-third-coronavirus-death-618520
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Italy has placed a dozen towns in quarantine, closed schools and shut down the Venice Carnival following the deaths of three people from coronavirus.
Authorities in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto announced the measures as the number of confirmed cases in the country rose above 130.
Luca Zaia, governor of Veneto, said that coronavirus was “the absolutely worst problem” the region has faced during his career
UK updates:
NHS starts testing suspected coronavirus patients in their own homes
The move means ambulances can be kept in action instead of having to be deep-cleaned after every suspected case.
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NHS staff, including nurses and paramedics, have been issued with home testing kits to stop people travelling with the infection to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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CMO for England announces four new cases of novel coronavirus
Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty statement on four new cases of COVID-19 from the Diamond Princess
Four further patients in England have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to thirteen.
The virus was passed on in the Diamond Princess cruise ship and the patients are being transferred from Arrowe Park to specialist NHS infection centres.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cmo-for-england-announces-four-new-cases-of-novel-coronavirus
Per Peter Sweden
BREAKING: Masses in city of Venice now suspended.
Earlier all religious services were suspended in Lombardy with 10 million inhabitants.
Italy is shutting down big time.