Civil protection figures: 1.648 new cases (3.815 yesterday), 812 deaths (756 yesterday), 1.590 cured
Unfortunately, the death toll is still rising: in the last 24 hours, 812 people died (yesterday it was 756), bringing the total to 11.591. Those recovered total 14.620. In the data released today: 1.590 people cured in the last 24 (yesterday there were 646). The highest number of people cured since the start of the pandemic.
Less contaminated in Lombardy
In Lombardy, the most critical region in Italy, the numbers are encouraging. In the last 24 hours, the growth of contagion continues to slow down.
According to this Monday's bulletin, 1.154 cases were confirmed, yesterday, 1.592 people were infected.
However, 458 people died in Lombardy from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. More than yesterday, when deaths were 416. In total, deaths in the region reached 6.818.
Pope receives prime minister
Pope Francis received the Italian head of government, Giuseppe Conte, at the Vatican this Monday, a significant gesture of proximity to one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Holy See said.
The pope spoke for almost an hour with the Italian ruler at an extremely delicate moment, and begins his fourth week of confinement.
Test with hydroxychloroquine
Italian immunologist Roberto Burioni announced this Monday that laboratory tests with an old medicine used against malaria showed positive results in preventing the new coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2).
In the study, the San Raffaele Hospital team made the virus replicate in the laboratory and administered the medicine in three situations: after infection of the cells; before contagion; and before and after the action of the virus. According to Burioni, the positive result appeared in the third hypothesis.
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