Fourth coronavirus related death reported in Italy
Rome/Sputnik: Italy’s northern Lombardy Region has registered the third death from the new coronavirus, officially called COVID-19, which brings the total number of dead in Italy to four, Lombardy’s Councilor for Welfare Giulio Gallera said on Monday.
"We have the third victim in Lombardy. The victim an 84-year-old man who was hospitalized in the city of Bergamo died last night," Gallera said.
The first death in the country was registered in another northern region, Veneto, where a 78-years-old man died from the virus on Saturday.
According to Gallera, all victims of coronavirus were elderly people, who were suffering also from other illnesses.
Cases of the new coronavirus — now numbering more than 200 — have been confirmed in several parts of Italy, including Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont and Lazio.
The authorities of Lombardy and Veneto have decided to ban all public events, including cultural and sports events to prevent the spread of the virus.
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