Italy's current COVID-19 cases fall for first time

Some regions took the incremental step of opening bookshops to see how social distancing measures can be safely applied. AFP/Andreas SOLAROROME: Italy reported its first drop on Monday in the number of people currently suffering from COVID-19 since it recorded its first infection in February.

The Mediterranean country's death toll still rose by 454 to 24,114 - second only to the United States. Some experts believe the true extent of the damage caused by the pandemic will be revealed in the number of excess deaths registered in the past few months. An estimate released over the weekend said half of Italy's official workforce of 23 million have sought government aid because they were either furloughed or unemployed.Scientists are reportedly pushing the government to conduct psychological tests on a sample of the population to determine how long people can stay confined to their homes.

Its 60 million citizens have been barred from walking more than 200 metres from their homes without a significant reason.

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