Italy recorded 72 new cases of nCoV infection, bringing the total number to 229, but authorities have yet to identify the source of infection.

Italian health officials yesterday said the country recorded 229 nCoV infections, of which 7 people died. 101 people are being treated in the hospital, 27 people are receiving special care.

The Lombardy region, a region in northern Italy with the capital Milan, recorded the most infections with 172 cases, of which five died. At least 10 towns in northern Italy with a population of around 50,000 have been blocked since Feb. 23 to prevent the virus from spreading.

Italy is currently the fourth largest outbreak of nCoV in the world, behind mainland China, South Korea and the Diamond Princess yacht. The Lombardy and Veneto regional governments, where Covid-19 broke out and were spreading rapidly, had ordered schools to stop working for at least a week, to close museums and cinemas, and to cancel two days. end of the Venice festival.

People wearing masks in the city of Milan on 23/2. Photo: AFP.

Two Italian officials yesterday said the country has not identified "patient number 0", ie the source of infection. "It is important to identify where the person came from and stop this infection chain," said Nott Angelo Borrelli, head of Italy's civil protection agency.

The Covid-19 translation has appeared in 37 countries and regions after its inception in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Worldwide, nearly 80,000 people are infected with nCoV, 2,629 people die, and 25,282 people recover.

The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday said that the Covid-19 epidemic is not an epidemic yet but is likely to become an epidemic if countries do not cooperate to slow the spread. A WHO team of experts just finished their missions in China, reporting that the epidemic had peaked between January 23 and February 2 and that the number of cases has gradually decreased, but there is a sudden increase in cases. in South Korea Italy and Iran are very worrying.

source: Vnexpress.net