Italy’s PM has called for calm as the coronavirus spreads to other parts of the country, while lockdowns, closures and “fake news” provokes panic among the public.
Italy's prime minister has called for calm as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout Italy, away from its original outbreak point in the north.
As of Wednesday midday, there were 374 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 12 deaths. Italian media said that Lombardy had reported its first cases among minors, with four children infected with the virus. Eleven towns in the most heavily affected northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto remain under lockdown with schools, universities, businesses and many public venues closed. The outbreak has prompted further tensions in Italy's fragile coalition government, and arguments between Rome and authorities in Lombardy.
A woman walks in an empty Italian supermarket after a massive rush to buy water, food supply and soaps.The virus has affected all aspects of Italian cultural life, from the early shutdown of the Venice Carnival to the closure of churches. On Wednesday, the Vatican announced that it was shutting all the catacombs open to the public for the time being, as the humidity and limited space in the underground burial sites favored the spread of the virus.
Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said that Italy's economic situation "is good" and that the country had "all the resources to face the needs of the country and also those to face the emergency of the virus." Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza and European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, met in Rome Wednesday to discuss the outbreak. Speaking at a news conference webcast by Italy's Health Ministry, Kyriakides said the EU was in the "containment phase" but said that it was crucial for public health-care systems in the region to be prepared to deal with more infections, given how quickly the situation can change.
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