Italy is facing the coronavirus outbreak after the death toll jumps 30% on Wednesday. More than 800 are the biggest daily jump since the start of the outbreak.
Italy has under a national lockdown restricting citizens’ movement and activities until April 3.
According to CNBC, supermarkets and pharmacies will be the only retailers to remain open in Italy, said Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte. He added that it was time to “go one step further”. The most commercial and retail activities with bars, restaurants, and beauty salons among those order to shut.
Pandemic Plans
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on Wednesday. There are at least 118,381 confirmed cases of the virus worldwide, according to the latest figures from the WHO. At least 4,292 people have died globally, the WHO said.
Conte had already announced earlier on Wednesday that the government will set aside even more money to tackle the outbreak, raising spending to 25 billion euros ($28.3 billion) up from 7.5 billion euros announced last week.