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Europe, where patients are growing rapidly, mainly in Italy, has raised the risk level for Corona19. The situation in the Middle East is getting worse as well. In Iran, the number of confirmed patients increased by 65% ​​in one day.

This is correspondent Lee Dae-wook in Cairo.

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In Italy, the largest spreading country in Corona19 in Europe, the number of confirmed patients surpassed 2,000.

The death toll was also 52.

Patients have been concentrated in northern regions, including Lombardy, and the spread is spreading to the capital, Rome.

Twelve confirmers came from Rome and the suburbs.

[Enrico Pirlo / Roman Sightseeing Carriage: I'm worried. Because I work with a lot of foreign tourists. But I can't quit work.]

The Italian government has closed all public facilities such as schools, museums and cinemas in the northern part of the country.

In addition, orders have been issued for movements in 11 northern provinces.

The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention has raised the level of risk for corona19 in Europe from the “moderate” level to the “middle between moderate and high”.

In Iran, the epicenter of the spread of Corona 19 in the Middle East, more than 500 people were confirmed yesterday, surpassing 1,500.

If you look at new screeners, that's a 65% increase over the day.

The death toll was 66, up 12.

Countries in the Middle East have closed borders with Iran and suspended flights, but have not been able to stop the spread.

In Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain, the number of infected people is growing rapidly, especially among those who have been to Iran for pilgrimage.