Bloomberg’s QuickTake reported on a day when Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 rose to an agonising almost 800 in one 24 hour period, it’s highest to date:
The Colosseum and the surrounding Roman streets are empty of tourists as Italy continues its lockdown to stop the #coronavirus outbreak. Italy’s coronavirus deaths rose by a record 793 on Saturday, bringing the total to 4,825.
The country already surpassed China in terms of deaths on Thursday. Total cases also jumped by a record 6,557 to 53,578, the civil protection said by email on Saturday. Recoveries reached 6,072 while 2,857 were in intensive care.
QuickTake by Bloomberg YouTube Channel