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New cases of coronavirus rose in Italy

Italy sees fewer coronavirus deaths but new cases grow

Coronavirus / 5 hrs

Carabinieri raise the flag at half-mast to remember people dying of the coronavirus in Venice today

No let-up in virus deaths in Italy, new cases steady

Coronavirus / 31 Mar

Sentiment fell sharpest in Italy, the European country worst hit by the Covid-19 crisis

Euro zone sentiment in record plunge as Covid-19 hits

Business / 30 Mar

Nurses work to prepare the Intensive care unit in a new Covid-19 Hospital in Verduno, near Alba, Northwestern Italy

Italy coronavirus death toll rises by 756

Coronavirus / 29 Mar

An Italian soldier wearing a protective suit helps in the transportation of coffins on military trucks from the Bergamo area

Virus: Highest daily death toll as 919 die in Italy

Coronavirus / 27 Mar

Priests in Italy conduct a countryside procession to bless houses against the coronavirus pandemic

Priests pay heavy price in Italian virus outbreak

Jacintha McCarthy lives in the city of Bergamo with her family

Stark plea to Irish public from Italy's worst-hit city

Coronavirus / 25 Mar

Death toll from the virus in Italy now stands at 6,820.

Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 743 in a day

Coronavirus / 24 Mar

Image: San Raffaele Hospital

Timelapse: Milan hospital sets up ICU in eight days

Coronavirus / 24 Mar

Doctors and nurses from Cuba's Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade are bid farewell before they travel to Italy to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic

Italy sees a smaller day-to-day increase in new cases

Coronavirus / 23 Mar

Italy has been under an effective lockdown since 12 March

Italy shuts factories after 793 deaths in one day

Coronavirus / 21 Mar

Spanish armed forces disinfect train station in Madrid

Covid-19: Spain death toll rises to over 1,300

Coronavirus / 21 Mar

Italian soldiers of the Italian patrol around the Piazza Del Duomo in Milan

Covid-19: Italian death toll rises above 4,000

Coronavirus / 21 Mar

Fiat Chrysler halts production until March 27 at the majority of its plants in Europe

Fiat Chrysler halts production at most European plants

Business / 16 Mar

Cristoforo Colombo, one of the main roads into Rome, is completely empty as Italian daily life grinds to a halt

A week is a long time for Irish in virus-struck Italy

Coronavirus / 16 Mar

The number of positive cases rose to 24,747 from 21,157 a day earlier

Italy's death toll rises by 25% to exceed 1,800

Coronavirus / 15 Mar

The Italian health service has been overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis

Italian doctor warns Irish people to change lifestyles

Coronavirus / 15 Mar

An empty square in Madrid as Spain ramps up measures to curb the spread of Covid-19

State of emergency as Spain to enter partial lockdown

Coronavirus / 14 Mar

Pope Francis has re-opened some churches in Rome

Pope re-opens churches despite lockdown

Coronavirus / 13 Mar

The Italian government has insisted there are no shortages of essential supplies

Italians adapting to sweeping coronavirus restrictions

News Lens / 11 Mar

Fiat Chrysler is to reduce its production rates in response to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy

Fiat Chrysler temporarily halts some Italian plants

Business / 11 Mar

Ryanair and Aer Lingus are reacting to Covid-19

Ryanair and Aer Lingus suspend Italian flights

Coronavirus / 10 Mar

Image: Georgia Mezzacqui

Winery leak sees wine flow from taps in Italian town

News Lens / 10 Mar

Norwegian Air to cut 3,000 flights between mid-March and mid-June

Norwegian Air scraps 3,000 flights, plans layoffs

Business / 10 Mar

Normally thriving towns and cities are almost deserted

Stay at home: Italy's coronavirus quarantine rules

Coronavirus / 10 Mar

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