Chinanews.com, February 28th. According to the European Union quoted by the European Union News Agency, on the evening of February 27th local time, the Italian Minister of Emergency Civil Defense Angelo Borrelli issued a statement that Italy had another 5 Unfortunate deaths of patients with new coronary pneumonia, the cumulative number of deaths has reached 17, and the number of confirmed cases has increased to 655.
In addition, there were 282 suspected cases to be confirmed and 35 severe cases. At the same time, the cure rate of confirmed patients is also increasing, and the cumulative number of patients cured has reached 45.
It has been reported that since February 21, three confirmed cases of New Coronary Pneumonia Virus have appeared in Italy, the number of confirmed cases of New Coronary Pneumonia in Italy has been on a straight upward trend. So far, Italy has become the country with the highest number of new crown pneumonia infections in Europe, with only fewer confirmed cases than South Korea and Japan.
Since February 23, more than 50,000 people in northern Italy have been restricted to 11 towns in Lombardy and 1 town in Veneto. Authorities have taken the toughest defensive measures in history to stop the spread and spread of the new crown pneumonia virus.
Italy's Minister of Emergency Civil Defense Borelli urged the public to remain calm and emphasized that Italy is still a safe and accessible country and that most parts of Italy have not been affected by the new crown pneumonia virus.
The report pointed out that the regions with the most confirmed cases in Italy are Lombardy and Veneto. These two regions account for 25% to 30% of GDP, respectively, and local manufacturing accounts for 50% of Italy's annual export volume. %. At present, the Italian Ministry of Finance has decided to suspend taxes on Lombardy and Veneto-stricken towns, and is seeking to adopt relevant supportive policies to support local businesses.
Ivana Jelinic, chairman of the Italian Travel Business Federation, said that more than 70% of bookings in the Italian travel market have been cancelled and bookings for Easter and summer holidays have also fallen sharply. The new crown pneumonia epidemic is a catastrophic blow for the Italian tourism industry.
Laura Castelli, Italy's deputy economic minister, pointed out that if the emergency continues, Italy may have to ask the EU to provide some budget flexibility, and the epidemic is likely to drag down GDP growth significantly. (Boyuan)