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Italy: Covid-19 Coronavirus death toll is 102,145

Italy: Covid-19 Coronavirus death toll is 102,145

Italy has toughened COVID-19 restrictions and imposed Easter lockdown.

WION shows that most of Italy, including its capital Rome and its financial center Milan, will have curbs on business and movement intensified from Monday as the government ramps up its efforts to stem a steady increase in coronavirus Covid-19 cases.

Italy is officially the Italian Republic. This is a country consisting of a continental part, delimited by the Alps, a peninsula and several islands surrounding it. Italy is located in Southern Europe. It is also considered part of Western Europe. A unitary parliamentary republic with Rome as its capital, Italy covers a total area of 301,340 km squared. Italy shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial enclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in Tunisian waters (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the 3rd-most populous member state of the European Union.

An Italic tribe known as the Latins formed the Roman Kingdom in the 8th century BC, which eventually became a republic with a government of the Senate and the People. The Roman Republic initially conquered and assimilated its neighbors on the Italian peninsula, eventually expanding and conquering parts of Europe, North Africa and Asia. By the first century BC, the Roman Empire emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean Basin and became a leading cultural, political and religious center, inaugurating the Pax Romana, a period of more than 200 years during which Italy's law, technology, economy, art, and literature certainly developed. Italy remained the homeland of the Romans and the metropole of the empire, whose legacy can also really be observed in the global distribution of culture, governments, Christianity and the Latin script.

Italy population is large. Italy has an estimated 60 million inhabitants.

These are the largest cities in Italy:

Rome

Milan

Naples

Turin

Palermo

Genoa

Bologna

Florence

Catania

Bari

Messina

Verona

Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (regioni, singular regione), of which 5 enjoy a special autonomous status, marked by an asterix *. Here are the regions:

Abruzzo

Basilicata

Calabria

Campania

Emilia-Romagna

Friuli-Venezia Giulia*

Latium (Lazio)

Liguria

Lombardia

Marche

Molise

Piemonte

Puglia (Apulia)

Sardegna (Sardinia)

Sicialia (Sicily)

Toscana (Tuscany)

Trentino-Alto Adige(Trentino-South Tyrol ) *

Umbria

Valle d'Aosta(Aosta Valley ) *

Veneto

Tensions flare in Italy as coronavirus spreads among migrant workers

Unfortunately, certain parts of Europe have flare-ups of Coronavirus Covid-19 infections. In the country of Italy, there has been a spike in new cases to the north of Naples. This spike was mainly in apartment blocks housing seasonal farm workers from Bulgaria and Romania. The city of Mondragone is certainly on alert to try to stop the deadly virus from spreading further.

It's important to stay 6 feet apart and wear a mask (as much as you can) everywhere you go. It's certainly a good idea to stay home as much as you can.

The following information is according to the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Total Global Confirmed Coronavirus Covid-19 Cases: 13,026,225

Coronavirus Covid-19 Total Global Deaths: 570,924

Countries with most deaths:

135,512 USA
072,100 Brazil
044,915 United Kingdom
035,006 Mexico
034,967 Italy
030,032 France
028,406 Spain
023,174 India
013,032 Iran
012,054 Peru
011,422 Russia
009,782 Belgium
009,074 Germany
008,833 Canada
007,024 Chile
006,156 Netherlands
005,634 Colombia
005,536 Sweden
005,382 Turkey
005,266 Pakistan
005,063 Ecuador
004,641 China
004,172 South Africa
003,935 Egypt
003,656 Indonesia
003,250 Iraq
002,391 Bangladesh
002,243 Saudi Arabia
001,968 Switzerland
001,901 Romania
001,859 Argentina
001,807 Bolivia
001,746 Ireland
001,662 Portugal
001,599 Philippines
001,576 Poland
001,415 Ukraine
001,219 Guatemala
001,018 Algeria
001,012 Afghanistan
000,984 Japan

Italy coronavirus death toll is 34,114

Italy Coronavirus Covid-19 death toll has reached 34,114. Italy has total confirmed virus cases of 235,763.

Hospitals are now less busy. Shops and cafes are tentatively re-opening. Italy is trying to get back to some normality.

Italy's front line healthcare workers were the first to face the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic in Europe. On Feb. 20, a doctor at a hospital in northern Italy attended to a patient with severe respiratory failure. It turned out to be the first recorded case of Covid-19 in Europe.

In the weeks that followed, parts of the Italian healthcare system were overwhelmed. Italy went into lockdown, and the rest of Europe followed.

The following information is according to the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Total Global Confirmed Cases: 7,293,307

Countries with most confirmed cases:

1,990,112 USA
739,503 Brazil
493,023 Russia
291,584 United Kingdom
276,583 India
242,280 Spain
235,763 Italy
199,696 Peru
192,068 France
186,522 Germany
177,938 Iran
173,036 Turkey
148,456 Chile
124,301 Mexico
113,702 Pakistan
112,288 Saudi Arabia
098,510 Canada
084,199 China
074,865 Bangladesh
073,595 Qatar
059,569 Belgium
052,991 South Africa
051,066 Belarus
048,293 Netherlands
046,814 Sweden
043,917 Ecuador
042,206 Colombia
040,507 United Arab Emirates
038,965 Singapore

Italy coronavirus death toll is 30,739

Italy on Monday reported fewer than 1,000 people in intensive care treatment for the coronavirus. This is for the first time since March 10 (when the country went into confinement).

On April 3, the number of COVID-19 patients in ICU units throughout the country peaked at 4,068.

Italy has now registered 30,739 virus-related deaths.

The government eased the virus lockdown restrictions slightly on May 4. However, a larger-scale reopening is set for next week when museums, shops, cultural sites, churches and libraries will reopen.

Bars, restaurants, hair and beauty salons will reopen from June 1.

The following information is from the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University:

https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Total Confirmed Global Cases: 4,175,284

Total Global Deaths: 285,971

Countries with most deaths from Coronavirus Covid-19:

80,397 deaths - USA
32,141 deaths - United Kingdom
30,739 deaths - Italy
26,744 deaths - Spain
26,646 deaths - France
11,625 deaths - Brazil
08,707 deaths - Belgium
07,661 deaths - Germany
06,685 deaths - Iran
05,475 deaths - Netherlands
05,116 deaths - Canada
04,637 deaths - China
03,841 deaths - Turkey
03,573 deaths - Mexico
03,256 deaths - Sweden
02,294 deaths - India
02,145 deaths - Ecuador
02,009 deaths - Russia

Countries with most confirmed cases of Coronavirus Covid-19:

1,347,388 US
227,436 Spain
224,332 United Kingdom
221,344 Russia
219,814 Italy
177,547 France
172,576 Germany
169,143 Brazil
139,771 Turkey
109,286 Iran
84,011 China
71,264 Canada
70,768 India
68,822 Peru
53,449 Belgium
42,987 Netherlands
41,014 Saudi Arabia
36,327 Mexico
30,941 Pakistan
30,344 Switzerland
30,063 Chile
29,509 Ecuador
27,679 Portugal
26,670 Sweden
23,906 Belarus
23,822 Singapore
23,623 Qatar
23,135 Ireland
18,878 United Arab Emirates
16,506 Israel
16,326 Poland
15,882 Austria
15,847 Japan
15,691 Bangladesh
15,648 Ukraine
15,588 Romania
14,265 Indonesia
11,613 Colombia
11,086 Philippines
10,936 Korea, South
10,711 Denmark
10,652 South Africa
10,634 Dominican Republic
10,176 Serbia
9,746 Egypt
9,286 Kuwait
8,616 Panama
8,176 Czechia
8,132 Norway
6,970 Australia
6,726 Malaysia
6,281 Morocco
6,278 Argentina
5,984 Finland
5,891 Algeria
5,236 Bahrain
5,207 Kazakhstan
4,995 Moldova
4,700 Ghana
4,687 Afghanistan
4,641 Nigeria
3,888 Luxembourg
3,573 Oman
3,392 Armenia
3,284 Hungary
3,015 Thailand
2,831 Bolivia
2,818 Iraq
2,726 Greece
2,689 Cameroon
2,589 Azerbaijan
2,486 Uzbekistan
2,196 Croatia
2,146 Guinea
2,141 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,990 Bulgaria
1,972 Honduras
1,886 Senegal
1,801 Iceland
1,783 Cuba
1,741 Estonia
1,730 Cote d'Ivoire
1,664 North Macedonia
1,526 Sudan
1,497 New Zealand
1,485 Lithuania
1,460 Slovenia
1,457 Slovakia
1,227 Djibouti
1,114 Guatemala
1,089 Somalia
1,032 Tunisia
1,024 Congo (Kinshasa)
1,016 Kyrgyzstan

Italy's coronavirus death toll is 7,503

Italy has reported 683 new deaths in the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. This brings the total to 7,503 as the confirmed cases rose to 74,386, appearing to level off but not dropping dramatically from previous days.

March 25, 2020:

Coronavirus World Total Deaths: 21,192

Deaths by Regions:

Italy 7,503
Spain 3,647
Hubei China 3,163
Iran 2,077
France 1,331
United Kingdom 465
Netherlands 356
Germany 206
New York City - USA 199
Belgium 178
Switzerland 153
South Korea 126
(more other countries also have deaths)

Read more details here:

March 25, 2020 Italy’s New Coronavirus Cases Decline as Measures Kick In - bloomberg.com

March 25, 2020 Coronavirus death toll rises again in Italy, while Spain turns ice rink into morgue - cnbc.com

March 25, 2020 'We are collapsing': Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy - abcnews.go.com

March 25, 2020 'As if we were the disease': coronavirus brings prejudice for Italy's Chinese workers - theguardian.com

March 23, 2020 ‘This is not a film’: Italian mayors rage at virus lockdown dodgers - theguardian.com

March 25, 2020 Italian village where virus is deadlier than war - channelnewsasia.com

March 25, 2020 'Game Zero?' Soccer Game Attended by 40,000 Fans Likely Made This Italian City a Coronavirus Epicenter - time.com

March 25, 2020 Italy tries to prevent petrol pump virus shutdown - euractiv.com

March 24, 2020 COVID-19: China steps in to help Italy battle the virus - dw.com

March 24, 2020 For some elderly Italians, loneliness brings more fear than virus - aljazeera.com

March 22, 2020 'From Russia with Love': Putin sends aid to Italy to fight virus - nationalpost.com

March 20, 2020 In one Italian town, we showed mass testing could eradicate the coronavirus - theguardian.com

March 25, 2020 Coronavirus-infected Italian nurse commits suicide from fear of spreading COVID-19 to patients - dailysabah.com

March 22, 2020 Why we’re not overreacting to the coronavirus, in one chart - vox.com

March 23, 2020 Germany Ready to Back Rescue Plan to Help Italy Fight Virus - bloomberg.com

March 25, 2020 Costa Victoria cruise ship to dock in coronavirus epicentre Italy with hundreds of Australians on board - abc.net.au

March 24, 2020 European markets close 7.5% higher on Fed stimulus, Italy virus slowdown - cnbc.com

Italy's coronavirus death toll goes past 2,500

The coronavirus Covid-19 at March 18, 2020 has infected more than 184,000 people and has killed at least 7,500 worldwide. Italy's coronavirus death toll has gone past 2,500.

Read more details here:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/urges-world-test-test-test-covid-19-live-updates-200316234425373.html

Interesting Detailed Maps: Confirmed Cases by Country/Region:
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Confirmed Cases by Country/Region: (March 18, 2020):

81,086 China
31,506 Italy
16,169 Iran
11,826 Spain
9,360 Germany
8,413 Korea, South
7,695 France
6,496 US
2,700 Switzerland
1,960 United Kingdom
1,710 Netherlands
1,471 Norway
1,332 Austria
1,243 Belgium
1,196 Sweden
1,024 Denmark
882 Japan
696 Cruise Ship
673 Malaysia
596 Canada
452 Australia
448 Portugal
442 Qatar
434 Czechia
387 Greece
337 Israel
321 Finland
321 Brazil
292 Ireland
275 Slovenia
266 Singapore
247 Iceland
242 Bahrain
238 Poland
237 Pakistan
225 Estonia
217 Romania
201 Chile
196 Egypt
187 Philippines
177 Thailand
172 Indonesia
171 Saudi Arabia
154 Iraq
142 India
140 Luxembourg
130 Kuwait
120 Lebanon
119 San Marino
117 Peru
114 Russia
113 United Arab Emirates
111 Ecuador
100 Taiwan*
98 Turkey
97 Slovakia
85 South Africa
82 Mexico
81 Bulgaria
79 Argentina
78 Armenia
72 Serbia
69 Panama
69 Croatia
66 Vietnam
65 Colombia
60 Algeria
60 Latvia
56 Brunei
55 Albania
50 Hungary
50 Costa Rica
49 Cyprus
44 Morocco
44 Sri Lanka
40 Jordan
39 Andorra
38 Malta
36 Belarus
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina
34 Georgia
33 Cambodia
33 Venezuela
33 Kazakhstan
31 North Macedonia
30 Moldova
29 Uruguay
28 Azerbaijan
26 Senegal
25 Lithuania
24 Oman
24 Tunisia
22 Afghanistan
21 Dominican Republic
20 New Zealand
19 Liechtenstein
16 Martinique
15 Burkina Faso
14 Ukraine
13 Maldives
12 Jamaica
11 Bolivia
11 French Guiana
11 Uzbekistan
10 Cameroon
10 Bangladesh
9 Reunion
9 Paraguay
8 Honduras
7 Monaco
7 Rwanda
7 Ghana
7 Guyana
6 Guatemala
5 Ethiopia
5 Guam
5 Mongolia
5 Cuba
5 Cote d'Ivoire
5 Trinidad and Tobago
4 Seychelles
3 Aruba
3 Kenya
3 Nigeria
3 Congo (Kinshasa)
3 Kyrgyzstan
3 Mayotte
3 Equatorial Guinea
2 Liberia
2 Saint Lucia
2 Montenegro
2 Namibia
2 Kosovo
2 Barbados
1 The Gambia
1 Guinea
1 Tanzania
1 Gabon
1 Greenland
1 Congo (Brazzaville)
1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Somalia
1 Benin
1 Togo
1 Central African Republic
1 The Bahamas
1 Antigua and Barbuda
1 Eswatini
1 Bhutan
1 Sudan
1 Nepal
1 Suriname
1 Holy See
1 Gambia
1 Mauritania

Here is what the Italy coronavirus cases map situation looked like on March 9, 2020:

Italy declares 27 more deaths and 400 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

The impact of the virus COVID-19 was felt in Italy’s wealthiest regions of Lombardy and Veneto. This is where the financial hub of Milan and the tourism hotspot of Venice are located. Italy’s lucrative tourism industry will be hurt. There are mass hotel cancellations. Some countries, including USA, advise against travel to Italy.

The loss of income of tourism problem does not only concern those 10 municipalities in Lombardy and Veneto, but is national.

On Sunday, Italy’s Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri announced that 3.6 billion euros (around $4 billion) would be injected into the economy to help sectors such as tourism and the logistics and transport industry, which have been badly impacted by the virus.

As of Tuesday morning, there were 2,041 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Italy and 52 deaths.

Lombardy is the epicenter of Italy’s outbreak with 1254 cases of the virus. 38 deaths and where 10 towns remain under lockdown.

Hospitals in Lombardy are struggling to cope and have called on the private health sector to help them.

Read more details here:

Italy declares 27 more deaths and 400 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours - thelocal.it

Map - How coronavirus has hit Italy's regions - thelocal.it

Italy’s hospitals reach breaking point as Rome boosts funding to help virus-hit economy - cnbc.com

Interesting Detailed Maps: Confirmed Cases by Country/Region:
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Confirmed Cases by Country/Region

80,151 Mainland China
5,186 South Korea
2,336 Iran
2,036 Italy
706 Others
283 Japan
204 France
188 Germany
153 Spain
110 Singapore
106 US
100 Hong Kong
56 Kuwait
51 UK
49 Bahrain
47 Switzerland
43 Thailand
42 Taiwan
39 Australia
36 Malaysia
32 Norway
27 Canada
26 Iraq
24 Netherlands
21 Sweden
21 United Arab Emirates
21 Austria
16 Vietnam
13 Belgium
13 Lebanon
12 Israel
12 Oman
11 Iceland
10 San Marino
10 Macau
9 Croatia
7 Qatar
7 Ecuador
7 Greece
6 Denmark
6 Finland
5 Czech Republic
5 Algeria
5 India
5 Pakistan
5 Mexico
3 Georgia
3 Philippines
3 Russia
3 Romania
3 Azerbaijan
2 Indonesia
2 Brazil
2 Portugal
2 Egypt
1 Afghanistan
1 Lithuania
1 Nepal
1 Luxembourg
1 Andorra
1 Saudi Arabia
1 Ireland
1 Nigeria
1 Senegal
1 Jordan
1 Armenia
1 Dominican Republic
1 Ukraine
1 Estonia
1 North Macedonia
1 Morocco
1 Cambodia
1 Monaco
1 Belarus
1 New Zealand
1 Latvia
1 Sri Lanka

This is where the name Lombard comes from:


"Who are these long-beards?," and Frea replied, "My lord, thou hast given them the name, now give them also the victory." From that moment onwards, the Winnili were known as the Longbeards (Latinised as Langobardi, Italianised as Longobardi, and Anglicized as Longobards or Lombards).