Hopes that Italy's coronavirus epidemic might be in retreat suffered a setb...
ROME - Hopes that Italy’s coronavirus epidemic might be in retreat suffered a setback on Thursday when data showed that both the number of new cases and deaths had ticked higher, underscoring how hard it is to halt the disease.
The number of cases is nudging close to the more than 81,000 infections recorded in China where the pandemic began. “I do not know if we have hit the peak or if we have missed something ... all I can say is that I am worried,” Lombardy governor Attilio Fontana told reporters, adding that the situation would soon become clearer.
“Even if the number of cases declines, I think we will have to carry on with until we are quite certain that this contagion has been stopped.”
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