On April 18, local time, the Italian Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement saying that Italian Prime Minister Draghi tested positive for the new crown virus and is currently asymptomatic.

  Foreign media reported that Draghi had planned to visit Africa this week to reduce Italy's dependence on Russian natural gas.

  Some officials said that the visit will be attended by Foreign Minister Di Maio and Ecological Transformation Minister Cingorani on behalf of the Italian government.

  Data released by the Italian Ministry of Health showed that on the 17th, the country added 51,993 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 85 new deaths.

Up to now, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in Italy has exceeded 15 million, and the cumulative number of deaths has exceeded 160,000.

  According to statistics from the Italian Ministry of Health, nearly 90% of the country's population over the age of 12 has completed the entire course of the new crown vaccination, more than 48.5 million people; more than 39 million people have been vaccinated with booster shots.

(Produced by Zhou Jing)

Responsible editor: [Chen Wentao]