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In Italy, more than 1,000 people died of Corona19. In four days, Spain confirmed five times, and France declared an indefinite closure.

Reporter Han Se-hyun will report on the situation in Europe.

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Italian health officials say the number of corona19 cumulative confirmed cases was 15,113. This is a 2,651 increase, 21% higher than yesterday, the largest increase per day.

As Corona19 confirmed more than 2,000 people for two consecutive days, 189 people were killed and the number of deaths increased to 16 people.

Just 20 days after the first infection was confirmed on the 21st of last month, the cumulative deaths exceeded 1,000.

The cumulative confirmatory and cumulative deaths were the second largest in the world after China.

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Starting in Italy, Corona19 is expanding to France, Spain, and Germany.

In Spain, the number of confirmed patients increased to more than 800 in one day, reaching 3,000, but the number of confirmed patients increased more than five times in just four days.

In Switzerland, at least 815 people have been infected and four have been killed, and international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organization in Geneva have postponed or canceled the meeting.

France, whose corona 19 confirmed number has increased more than 10 times from 130 to 1,400 in a new week, has decided to close indefinitely from elementary, middle and high schools and universities from the 16th.

In addition, emergency measures were taken in North Europe, such as Denmark and Norway, to close school, work from home, and ban large-scale events. Various international events and military training were also canceled.