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03 February 2020The Boeing KC767 of the Air Force is flying from Wuhan, bringing back to Italy our fellow citizens who remained in the city from where the coronavirus epidemic spread. The flight arrived around 11pm, 4pm in Italy. The plane is scheduled to land, unless changes are made at the last hour, at 8.15 am at the Pratica Di Mare military airport, where passengers will be subjected to a health protocol. The 67 Italians who return from Wuhan will be transferred to the Olympic center of the 'military city' of Cecchignola, in Rome.

WHO: too much unreliable news
The World Health Organization (WHO) has lashed out against the "massive 'infodemic'" that accompanies the coronavirus epidemic, pointing the finger at an "overabundance of information - some accurate and some not - that make it difficult for people find reliable sources and reliable directions when they need it. " In today's report on the situation in the world, the Organization stressed that it is working "to trace and respond to myths and rumors". "Through its headquarters in Geneva, its six regional offices and its partners, the Organization works 24 hours a day to identify the most common rumors that can potentially harm public health, such as false prevention or treatment measures."

In China over 360 dead, 17,000 infected
The 361 deaths in China linked to the new Wuhan coronavirus, announced today by the national health commission (NHC), outweigh the deaths caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars) which in 2002-03 were 349, according to official numbers of the world organization of health (oms). At present, the total contagions of the coronavirus are 17,205, more than triple the 5,327 of the sars.

Health Minister Roberto Speranza, in the evening, guest of the transmission 'Che Tempoo Che Fa' gave the announcement of the meeting scheduled for tomorrow by the G7 Health Ministers. Speranza explained that "We are facing a great global challenge and no country can think of saving itself".