Italy is extending its national lockdown beyond April 3, as the outbreak worsens in the country.
, marked a record increase in the number of daily deaths. On Tuesday, there had been 345 more deaths from the previous day.
Hospitals in Italy's Lombardy, the epicenter of the country's coronvirus outbreak, are reaching the point where they may not be able to treat any new cases of the virus.
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