Coronavirus. First died in Italy, another infected in Veneto, 19 Italians returned from Japan

2020-02-23T01:48:50.309Z

The first coronavirus death arrives in Italy too. The Venetian Adriano Trevisan, 78 years old, died at the hospital of Schiavonia, in the province of Padua. The 67-year-old man from Vo 'Euganeo, who until yesterday represented the second case of coronavirus infection in Veneto, is in stationary conditions. The friend with whom, for reasons still unknown, he shared the infection, Adriano Trevisan. The man, learned from regional sources, is being treated in the infectious disease department of the Padua hospital. There would be some positive tests among the swabs already carried out inside the hospital of Schiavonia (Padua), where Adriano Trevisan died. Ansa learns it from qualified sources. The certainty of positivity, in a not small sample of patients, can however only be obtained during the day from the health sources of the Region. About 600 people are expected to be tested in the hospital. Another case of coronavirus infection in Veneto. He is a 67-year-old man from Dolo, now hospitalized in intensive care in Padua. The president of Veneto, Luca Zaia reports this to Ansa this morning. The patient passed first to the emergency room in Mirano (Venice), then to the resuscitation of Dolo (Venice), and, following the worsening of the conditions, he was transferred to Padua. At the moment there are another 16 infected, all in Lombardy. The last is a patient who has been hospitalized in Cremona for days. "In agreement with the Prefecture of Cremona, as a precautionary and preventive measure with respect to the spread of Coronavirus on our territory, today the schools of every order and grade in our city will remain closed": announced the Municipality of Cremona on Facebook. "We are also considering the suspension of sporting events and events related to Carnival. We are in close contact with the health authorities and we do our utmost to protect the health of citizens", the press release continues. Meanwhile, the manager returned from China and indicated as a possible cause of the infection defends himself. "They say I am patient zero, but they find nothing for me - he said -. It is not said that, because I was in China, I must have taken the coronavirus. I have always been fine, only a hint of a cold that has not resulted in influence. " The plane with part of the Italians on board the "Diamond Princess" arrived in Pratica di Mare at 6:37 am. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense, explaining that our 19 compatriots, "after finishing the visits, will be transferred to the Army Olympic Sports Center in Cecchignola". The death toll in China from coronavirus has risen by 109 deaths (118 yesterday), according to new data released by the National Health Commission, bringing the number of victims to 2,345. The newly infected are 397, far below the 900 registered yesterday. The new coronavirus death toll, published on the online map of the American Johns Hopkins University, rises to 2,252 deaths, including the Italian who died last night in Veneto. confirmed cases of infection are 77,270. Finally, 18,898 people have been cured at the moment.