Italian Civil Defence Department: 650 new cases of new pneumonia confirmed within 250 hours
In the evening of the 27th local time, Borelli, the head of the Italian Civil Defense Department, stated in the routine epidemic notification that as of 18:00 on the day (11:00 Beijing time), there were 650 confirmed cases of new-type coronavirus pneumonia in the country. 250 cases were added during the hour. 17 of them died and 45 were cured. Borelli pointed out that the three most recent deaths came from Lombardy, the region with the worst epidemic, and the deceased were over 80 years old, but the region also had the most cured patients, with a total of 40 cases.
On the same day, the government of Milan, the capital of Lombardy Region, said that it was considering gradually resuming the operation of local museums and other public places, but it may take measures such as controlling pedestrian flow.
In addition, French President Macron visited Naples in southern Italy on the 27th and met with Italian Prime Minister Conte. Macron reiterated that the French-Italian border will not be closed due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
(Mainland reporter Li Yaoyang)