Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has extended Italy’s nationwide lockdown until 3 May.
The first nationwide lockdown was imposed on 9 March until 3 April but was later extended to 13 April.
The tight lockdown in Italy appears to be working. Its latest 24-hour death toll is 570, continuing a declining trend.
But Italy still has the world’s highest overall death toll, which currently stands at 18,849.
BBC