[LilFarmer]

ITALY

Coronavirus, Region: «In Lombardy 2 thousand more infected. Do not go out, check also on telephone cells »

‘In Lombardy there are 1,640 deaths, 220 more than yesterday, the positives are 16,620 (+ 1971), the hospitalized 6953 (+ 782), 879 people in intensive care (+ 56)’. The regional councilor for welfare Giulio Gallera said this in a video press conference to take stock of the coronavirus emergency in Lombardy. ‘We check you through the cell phone, do not leave the house is absolutely important because we win this battle.’

https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/20_marzo_17/coronavirus-gallera-in-lombardia-1640-decessi-16620-positivi-e3875744-686d-11ea-9725-c592292e4a85.shtml

[LilFarmer]

IL

Illinois Covid19 Cases: 160 positive
1 reported death
Information regarding the number of persons under investigation updated on March 17, 2020.

http://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus

[9YearLurker]

For all the blather that the EU is just like a United States of Europe, I do note that Germany and the EU don’t appear to have stepped into breach with the additional ICU and ventilator capacity that has been apparently needed in Northern Italy the last two weeks.

[Oorang]

Speaking of EU countries:

Slovenia: Arrested illegal migrants showing coronavirus symptoms