Mar 13 'Not a wave, a tsunami.' Italy hospitals at virus limit By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Every day is a scramble to find more intensive care beds than the critically ill who need them. There still aren't enough protective masks to go around. Continue reading
Mar 10 Global markets pick up after plunge on virus, oil By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Global stock markets rebounded Tuesday from record-setting declines after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would ask Congress for a tax cut and other measures to ease the pain of the spreading coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 10 Virus woes shift from China to Italy as borders slam shut By Yanan Wang, Matt Sedensky, John Leicester, Associated Press Starkly illustrating the global east-to-west spread of the new coronavirus, Italy began an extraordinary, sweeping nationwide travel ban on Tuesday while in China, the diminishing threat prompted the president to visit the epicenter and declare: ""We will certainly defeat this… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 5:29 Italy's coronavirus outbreak sparks 'a lot of panic' The coronavirus has now spread to 107 countries and there are close to 108,000 cases worldwide. Italy is one of the hotspots, where more than 230 people have died from the virus. In response, Italy's government this weekend issued a… Continue watching
Mar 07 Travel chaos erupts as Italy quarantines north to halt virus By Frances D'Emilio, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Italy has announced a sweeping quarantine for its northern regions, restricting the movements of 16 million people. That aims to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus across Europe. Continue reading
Mar 04 Virus prompts Italy to close schools, Louvre reopens with new measures By Associated Press More authorities are considering widespread school closures among a raft of measures being taken around the world to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Here are some of the latest developments. Continue reading
Feb 24 Italy tries to contain virus as neighbors fear its spread By Paolo Santalucia, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Cases of the COVID-19 virus have made Italy the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its cross-border spread. Continue reading
Feb 23 Italy cancels Venice Carnival in bid to halt spread of virus By Luca Bruno, Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Italian authorities have announced they are shutting down Venice's famed Carnival events in a bid to stop the spread of the new virus, as the number of infected people in the country soars to at least 152, the most outside… Continue reading
Feb 21 Italy's novel coronavirus cases rise to 17 as cluster emerges By Luca Bruno, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The number of people in Italy infected with the new virus from China more than quadrupled Friday. Continue reading
Jan 26 Italians vote in 2 regions; Salvini eyes return to power By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini is telling Italians who are voting in two regions to use their ballots to help his anti-migrant party return to national power. Results, expected early Monday, of the voting for governor and regional legislatures could… Continue reading