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Thursday, March 19, 2020

Italy overtakes China, registers highest number of coronavirus deaths

The death toll in Italy from the coronavirus overtook China’s on Thursday March 19,2020 in a stark illustration of how the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe and the United States

Italy, with a population of 60 million, recorded at least 3,405 deaths, or roughly 150 more than in China — a country with a population over 20 times larger

Italy reached the bleak milestone the same day that Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged three months ago, recorded no new infections, a sign that the communist country’s draconian lockdowns were a powerful method to stop the virus’ spread

On Thursday, a visiting Chinese Red Cross team criticized Italians’ failure to properly quarantine themselves and take the national lockdown seriously.

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