{"id":51280,"date":"2020-02-21T19:05:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T00:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=51280"},"modified":"2020-02-21T19:05:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T00:05:45","slug":"italy-reports-1st-covid-19-death-locks-down-10-towns-amid-contagion-fears-virus-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=51280","title":{"rendered":"Italy Reports 1st Covid-19 Death, Locks-Down 10 Towns Amid Contagion Fears: Virus Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/cases-covid-19-south-korea-double-overnight-alarming-prison-outbreak-reported-china\">Italy Reports 1st Covid-19 Death, Locks-Down 10 Towns Amid Contagion Fears: Virus Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Italy reports 1st virus death, 15 additional cases, 10 cities on lockdown<\/li><li>34 cases in USA.<\/li><li>China pledges to build 19 new hospitals in Wuhan<\/li><li>Hawaii hasn&#8217;t tested any suspected cases in the state<\/li><li>253 more passengers depart the diamond princess as 11 of 13 American evacuees in Nebraska test positive<\/li><li>Local authorities in China warn people will be punished for not returning to work if ordered<\/li><li>WHO&#8217;s Tedros: Window for confronting virus rapidly closing<\/li><li>CDC says virus tremendous health threat, warns more human to human transmission of the virus in the US likely<\/li><li>First case declared in Lebanon<\/li><li>Iran confirms 9 more cases as virus reaches Tehran<\/li><li>South Korea reported massive jump in cases on Friday as total climbed to 204<\/li><li>Global Times insinuates that US might be covering up coronavirus cases<\/li><li>Health officials in Hubei &#8216;apologize&#8217; for changing case confirmation &#8216;criteria&#8217;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*&nbsp; *&nbsp; *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Update (1735ET)<\/strong>:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corriere.it\/cronache\/20_febbraio_21\/coronavirus-muore-uomo-77-anni-monselice-dac529f6-54f9-11ea-9196-da7d305401b7.shtml\">Italy&#8217;s Corriere<\/a>&nbsp;has just reported the first death from Covid-19<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; a 77 year old man in Padua, Veneto region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities in northern Italy on Friday&nbsp;<strong>ordered the closure of schools, bars and other public spaces in 10 towns<\/strong>&nbsp;following a flurry of new coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 5 doctors and 10 other people tested positive for the virus in Lombardy,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/10-italian-towns-lockdown-over-coronavirus-fears-2926762\">&nbsp;IBTimes reports<\/a>&nbsp;that&nbsp;<strong>over 50,000 people have been asked to stay at home while all public activities<\/strong>&nbsp;such as carnival celebrations, church masses and sporting events&nbsp;<strong>have been banned for up to a week.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a desperate attempt to reassure a public beginning to panic, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said &#8220;everything is under control&#8221;, and stressed\u00a0<strong>the government was maintaining &#8220;an extremely high level of precaution&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy Reports 1st Covid-19 Death, Locks-Down 10 Towns Amid Contagion Fears: Virus Updates Summary:&nbsp; Italy reports 1st virus death, 15 additional cases, 10 cities on lockdown 34 cases in USA. 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