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Italy: Take drone tour over a near-deserted Milan amid COVID-19 lockdown
Apr 16, 2020 03:17Strict quarantine measures to stop the spread of coronavirus continue to leave the city of Milan almost deserted, as seen in drone footage shot on Wednesday.
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One month since declared coronavirus pandemic, over 108,000 dead
Apr 12, 2020 03:42One month since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), 108,867 people have died of complications caused by the pathogen and more than 1,777,666 people have been infected worldwide, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
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Italy slams EU lack of unity as bloc offers apology over virus
Apr 03, 2020 07:34Global coronavirus cases reached 1, 015,709 on Friday, along with 53,069 deaths, according to data collated by John Hopkins University.
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Coronavirus: After the EU failed to deliver, Italy looks to Russia for help
Mar 31, 2020 11:37The current global political scene is changing rapidly as a result of the coronavirus. We are seeing new super-powers emerging, such as China and Russia, and former so-called power-houses weakening, such as the US and NATO. The shifting sands of alliances remind us of a similar situation before WW2. Italy, and several other EU members, may find themselves forging new alliances that are headed East.
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Tehran, Rome mayors exchange virus fight experience
Mar 31, 2020 10:42The mayors of Tehran and Rome, Pirouz Hanachi and Virginia Raggi, have exchanged their respective municipalities’ experiences in confronting the new coronavirus outbreak.
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UK government warns lockdown could become tougher
Mar 31, 2020 03:06On March 23 the UK went into a semi-lockdown but people are still allowed to go out for one form of exercise with one other person or family, and shop for essentials.
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Efforts underway to repatriate Iranian students from Italy: Foreign Ministry
Mar 30, 2020 02:11Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it is taking the necessary measures to facilitate the return of Iranian students from Italy amid the quickly worsening coronavirus pandemic in the European country.
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Italy unveils extraordinary economic package amid coronavirus epidemic
Mar 29, 2020 04:06On Saturday evening, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a 4.3-billion-euro package of measures to help the poorest sections of the population cope with the financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Italy: Drones to monitor social distancing in Messina amid coronavirus
Mar 28, 2020 02:06Messina mayor, Cateno De Luca attended on Friday a test launch of drones that will monitor social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Italy says peak of coronavirus epidemic yet to come
Mar 28, 2020 00:39The head of Italy’s national health institute says the peak of the country’s coronavirus epidemic is yet to come despite hefty increases in new infections and deaths in many recent days.