Ursula von der Leyen has offered ‘a heartfelt apology’ to Italy on behalf of the EU for the delays and lack of responses from other member states at the start of the coronavirus outbreak in the union. As the World Health Organization warned that the continent remained firmly ‘in the eye of the storm’, the president of the European commission said that ‘too many were not there on time when Italy needed a helping hand at the very beginning’
Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub
Coronavirus in Italy: lockdown, solidarity and racism ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_3Nol8Fq6A
EU offers ‘heartfelt apology’ to Italy over coronavirus response ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/16/eu-offers-heartfelt-apology-italy-coronavirus-response-herd-immunity#maincontent
Coronavirus – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/16/coronavirus-live-news-cases-worldwide-top-2-million-trump-doubts-china-death-toll
Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute
Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus
The Guardian YouTube network:
The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian
Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones
Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball
Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport
Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture