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Italy records 651 new Covid-19 deaths as lockdown shows signs of effect

Original: The terrible news: - Italy registers 651 new deaths from #Covid19 The case for some mild optimism: - There are fewer dea

Italy registered 651 new coronavirus deaths, but the figure is lower than the previous day's 793, prompting guarded optimism. Observers note the national lockdown was imposed two weeks ago, and officials had said it would take about that long for results to become visible. The apparent slowdown is being read as an early sign the strict measures may be beginning to work, though the death toll remains severe.

Why now: The first tentative sign that Italy's lockdown is slowing the pandemic's deadly toll is major news worldwide.

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• The terrible news: - Italy registers 651 new deaths from #Covid19 The case for some mild optimism: - There are fewer deaths than yesterday (+793) - Two weeks ago the government enforced a lockdown. It said it would take two weeks to see some results. · FerdiGiugliano · 3.5K

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