Italy virus cases jump even after lockdown in North

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23 Feb. 2020 / 10:46

Italy virus cases jump even after lockdown in North

The number of coronavirus cases continued to jump in the north of Italy even after the government imposed a lockdown and banned travel to and from an area near Milan of about 50,000 people, Bloomberg reports

The number of cases in the Lombardy region jumped overnight to 89 from 54, leaving the country with more than 100 confirmed infections, about five times that of Germany, the European country second in the ranking. Two people have died in Italy from the virus, the first non-tourist deaths in Europe.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte late Saturday announced the travel ban and other emergency measures in response to the surge in cases that have occurred since a man sought medical treatment at a hospital in Lombardy on Feb. 18. He is believe to have infected dozens of patients and medical staff who then carried the virus further afield.

The rapid number of new cases in less than a week and Italy’s inability to stem the spread from a hospitalized patient is fueling fears of broader contagion. Italy has implemented emergency measures in towns along its frontier with Slovenia. French Heath Minister Olivier Veran told Le Parisien Dimanche newspaper that “it’s very likely” the country will now face new cases and laboratories are being supplied with additional test kits.

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