Mar 29 Up to 200K deaths foreseen in U.S. as Spain, Italy demand help By Joseph Wilson, Colleen Barry, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press As the U.S. tops the world in reported infections from the new coronavirus, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases predicts 100,000-200,000 deaths from the outbreak in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 27 Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the south two weeks into the West's most extreme nationwide shutdown. Continue reading
Mar 26 In drastic move, Italy shuts most factories to halt virus By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Italy's decision is more in line with draconian measures taken by China than with declarations coming out of other democratic partners, who are at least a week or two behind Italy's rate of virus infections. Continue reading
Mar 25 'We are collapsing': Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy By Joseph Wilson, Aritz Parra, Associated Press In Spain, doctors and nurses complain of shortages of the equipment necessary to shield them from contagion and tests for the new virus. There and in Italy, many medical professionals are falling ill. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 5:04 Italian doctors urge the U.S. to learn from their country's mistakes By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin With close to 7,000 deaths, Italy is the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic so far. Its health care system, one of Europe’s best, is mustering all its resources to respond to the flood of patients infected with COVID-19. Continue watching
Mar 20 Italy's virus epicenter grapples with huge toll, some hidden By Colleen Barry, Luca Bruno, Associated Press Provincial mayors are sounding an alarm that the virus-related toll fails to reflect a spike in deaths in the general population among those who have not been tested. Continue reading
Mar 19 Italian death toll overtakes China's as virus spreads By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The death toll in Italy from the coronavirus overtook China’s on Thursday, and infections in the United States climbed past 10,000, in a stark illustration of how the crisis has pivoted toward the West. Continue reading
Mar 19 On COVID-19, Wuhan offers hope as Italy nears stark death toll By David Rising, Nick Perry, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The Chinese city of Wuhan reported no new homegrown infections, but Italy appeared set to surpass China's death toll from the virus. Continue reading
Mar 16 Surgeon general says U.S. cases are at the point where Italy was 2 weeks ago By Hope Yen, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press "We are at a critical inflection point in this country, people. We are where Italy was two weeks ago in terms of our numbers," U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams told Fox News. "When you look at the projections, there's… Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 4:42 Outbreak tests Italy's limits a week after lockdown began By PBS NewsHour A week after Italy’s government began locking down the country due to the coronavirus outbreak, new cases are emerging as the death toll climbs. The scenario is overwhelming a medical system already reeling from an influx of patients. NewsHour Weekend… Continue watching