On March 31st local time, Rome, Italy, staff lowered the flag halfway on the balcony of the main entrance of the Kirinale Palace, lowering the EU flag and the Italian flag. According to Agence France-Presse report on March 31, Italy lowered its flag at half-mast and observed a minute of silence in the country to mourn the deceased during the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
As of 18:00 local time on March 30th, a total of 101,739 confirmed cases and 11,591 dead cases had been reported in Italy.
(Video source edited by Zhou Yi, Presidential Palace of Italy)
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