#BREAKING Italy's official coronavirus death toll tops 100,000: health ministry pic.twitter.com/LPJtdY5bQ8
- AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 8, 2021
Earlier in Italy, the use of the British-Swedish vaccine AstraZeneca for the elderly over 65 years old was approved.
On February 28, Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed a decree that tightens restrictions in several regions.
On March 5, the number of detected cases of COVID-19 in the country exceeded 3 million.