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Italy confirms plan to shut schools as coronavirus death toll passes 100 & number of infected jumps to over 3,000 Italy confirms plan to shut schools as death toll passes 100 & number of infected jumps to over 3,000
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The Italian government has updated the country’s death toll from Covid-19 and confirmed that it is shutting schools, universities and academic institutions across the country to help prevent the further spread of the illness. The Italian government has raised the country’s death toll from Covid-19 passed 100 and confirmed that it is shutting schools, universities and academic institutions across the country to help prevent the spread of the illness.
The Italian Minister for Education Lucia Azzolina confirmed that schools across the country will remain closed from Thursday March 5 until March 15 at the earliest as a precautionary measure to help stem the tide of infection. Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has warned that the country's health system is at risk of being overwhelmed by Covid-19. The country’s Minister for Education Lucia Azzolina confirmed that schools across the country will remain closed from Thursday March 5 until March 15, at the earliest, as a precautionary measure to help stem the tide of infection. 
Conte added that mismanagement of 'security protocols' at one hospital in northern Italy has greatly exacerbated the outbreak. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has warned that the country's health system is at risk of being overwhelmed by the coronavirus outbreak. Conte added that mismanagement of 'security protocols' at one hospital in northern Italy has greatly exacerbated the outbreak.
Health officials updated the death toll by 29 to 107 at a briefing on Wednesday afternoon, while the number of people infected with the virus stands at 3,090, a jump of over 500. Health officials updated the death toll by 29 to 107 at a briefing on Wednesday afternoon, while the number of people infected with the virus stands at 3,090 - a jump of over 500. 
Italy is now the hardest-hit nation outside of China, the original source of the novel coronavirus outbreak back in December 2019. Some 276 people who were originally infected in Italy, during the initial outbreak in the country just shy of two weeks ago, have now fully recovered. "I hope pupils can return to school as soon as possible... my commitment is to ensure that the essential public service, albeit from a distance, is provided to all our students," Azzolina said during a press conference announcing the new measure.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW A plan to increase the number of intensive care beds by 50 percent was also revealed on Wednesday.  
Italy is now the hardest-hit nation outside of China, the original source of the novel coronavirus outbreak late last year. Some 276 people who were originally infected in Italy, during the initial outbreak in the country just shy of two weeks ago, have now fully recovered.
Wednesday proved to be a dramatic day across Europe with Germany labelling the coronavirus outbreak a “global pandemic” and European Union officials in Brussels testing positive for the disease. 
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