Police at checkpoints, events scrapped as virus fears hit Italy
Codogno (Italy) (AFP) - Police patrolled perimeters of virus-stricken town in northern Italy Sunday as tens of thousands of people were placed under lockdown and public events cancelled to stem Europe's worst outbreak of the new coronavirus. An elderly cancer patient became the third person who has tested positive for the virus to die since Friday in the country, with 149 confirmed cases nationwide. The mounting number of infections has sparked fears of further contagion and prompted the government to effectively quarantine 11 villages. ...
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