<Anchor> Learn about other countries. The number of confirmed patients in Europe has not increased significantly, and the cumulative number of confirmed patients in France and Germany has exceeded 1,200 and 1,100, respectively, and the number of patients in most Western European countries such as Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom is increasing. In all of Europe, there were over 10,000 confirmed patients, the most serious being Italy. Yesterday (8 days), more than 1,500 patients per day alone reached 7,375. More than 300 people died.

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It is a train station in Lombardy, northern Italy.

For 15 northern regions, including Lombardy, where many Corona 19 confirmed, the country was busy with people trying to get out of the city by train just before the government announced a blockade.

The blockade has resulted in more than 16 million feet, a quarter of Italy's population.

[Conte / Italian Prime Minister: We will meet more strict and more demanding standards in the future]

In stores in Milan, daily necessities such as bread and water ran out as stocks of uneasy residents.

In Italy, the number of confirmed patients increased by 1,491 yesterday, to 7,375.

The death toll surpassed 300.

The Italian government has decided to temporarily close multiple facilities such as theaters, museums and ski resorts across the country. And by the third day of next month, all rituals, including all Catholic ceremonies, will be halted at all meetings, gatherings, and funeral ceremonies.

Corona 19 is rapidly spreading in Western Europe, based in Italy, and experts say it is the beginning of a global pandemic.

(Image editing: Cho Moo-hwan)