Italy to Shutter Schools for 2 Weeks Due to Coronavirus

  • 4 years ago
Italy to Shutter Schools for
2 Weeks Due to Coronavirus Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte
agreed with the closures during a
cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Angelo Borrelli, Civil Protection, via CNBC The European nation has been hit
with more than 2,500 cases of coronavirus. The death toll in Italy due to
the virus has jumped from 52 to 79. The outbreak has hit the wealthy region of Lombardy the hardest. Local quarantines known
as "red zones" have been established
in several parts of the country. Analysts expect the fragile
Italian economy to enter
into a recession. Giovanni DiLieto, Monash University, via CNBC

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