President Trump has warned 'there will be a lot of death' as the US faces its 'toughest week' yet in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Italy, the European epicenter of the outbreak, recorded 4,805 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 124,632. More than 15,000 people have now died in the country - more than anywhere else in the world.
“This is an important piece of news because it allows our hospitals to breathe,” Civil Protection head Angelo Borelli said in a daily briefing.But officials have urged Italians to continue rigorously observing lockdown measures in place since early last month after some Italians were seen out walking and shopping in great numbers in various cities. Officials said they were still in a state of emergency and the infection curve, while remaining at a plateau, had yet to taper off.
In Spain, 674 new deaths were reported Saturday, a considerable drop from 950 reported on Wednesday. The country has now surpassed the total number of cases in Italy with 130,759. Sanchez said he will ask the parliament to extend the lockdown measures until at least April 26, adding that severe restrictions will pay off soon.On what would be a festive day in the Christian calendar, the pandemic muted Palm Sunday, which opens Holy Week leading up to Easter, with churches around the world trying to figure out how to celebrate while not putting their congregations at risk.
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