Italy reports over 300 deaths for the second day running
ROME, March 15, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio (1st L), Chinese Ambassador to Italy Li Junhua (2nd L) and delegates of Chinese expert team attend a press conference at the Italian Red Cross headquarters in Rome, Italy, March 13, 2020. China is getting back on its feet again after the coronavirus emergency, and Italy, which is suffering the second most severe impact from the pandemic at global level, will soon be able to do the same, Luigi Di Maio said on Friday.
Rome, Italy, which has been the country worst-affected by coronavirus after epicentre China, on Monday reported another 349 deaths.
The country, which had reported 368 deaths on Sunday, saw the new fatalities in less than 24 hours, taking the total death toll to over 2,100, the BBC reported.
Italy now has nearly 28,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, an increase of 3,233 since Sunday.
