Towns in northern Italy go into lockdown after deaths of two people from coronavirus, while toll crosses 2,400 in China with 96 new deaths
A woman is taken into an ambulance amid a coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy, in Casalpusterlengo, February 22, 2020.
The secondary contagions prompted local authorities in the Lombardy and Veneto regions to close schools, businesses, and restaurants and to cancel sporting events and Masses. In the town of Codogno, where the first patient identified in the northern cluster was in critical condition, closed supermarkets, restaurants and shops made the main street practically a ghost town. The few people out wore face masks, which were coveted items after selling out at pharmacies.
The man who died in Veneto, for example, did not meet the main risk factors for the virus when he was diagnosed with pneumonia two weeks ago: he hadn’t traveled to China or come into contact with anyone who did. Therefore, the ill man wasn’t originally tested for the virus.
The source said an Iraqi student tested positive for the virus after returning from the Iranian city of Qom.Meanwhile, China reported a decrease in the number of new deaths and new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, while its central bank predicted a limited short-term economic impact and said the country was confident in winning the fight against the epidemic.
The virus has spread to some 26 countries and territories outside mainland China, killing 11 people, according to a Reuters tally. Chen Yulu, a deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said policymakers had plenty of tools to support the economy, and that they were fully confident of winning the war against the epidemic, according to China Central Television .
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