ROME (Reuters) – The Italian federal government threatened on Wednesday to ban all outdoor exercise as the coronavirus death toll soared to 2,978 and aggravation grew over the variety of people defying an across the country lockdown order.
Italy was the very first Western nation to impose serious restrictions on movement to contain the illness. However a week after the curbs were enforced, the illness is still spreading and healthcare facilities in the north are at breaking point.
The northern region of Lombardy, on the frontline of the fight against the respiratory pandemic, asked just recently retired health employees on Wednesday to return to work and help coworkers overwhelmed by the crisis.
” I make a heartfelt interest all the physicians, nurses and medical personnel who have retired in the last 2 years … to help us in this emergency situation,” local Guv Attilio Fontana told a news conference.
The national death toll rose by 475 over the past 24 hours, the biggest boost in numerical terms given that the outbreak initially came to light on Feb.21 The overall variety of verified cases grew by 4,207 to 35,713
” I think that in the coming hours we will need to consider the possibility of a total ban on outside activities,” Sports Ministe