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  • Serie A clubs vote to continue league despite coronavirus

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    Bayo Millz
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    All 20 clubs in the Italian Serie A have voted to resume the 2019-20 season whenever possible. There had been reports that some clubs were against restarting the season, with Italy having been one of the worst affected countries in Europe by coronavirus, however an agreement has now been reached between teams and the Italian…

  • Govt approves app for Coronavirus contact tracing

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Italian government has approved the use of a mobile phone app to support contact-tracing efforts in the fight against the spread of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The decision was taken in an overnight cabinet meeting, the government said on Thursday in a statement. The use of the app, known as “Immuni,” will not be compulsory,…

  • Sports minister plays down chance of Serie A resuming

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    Italy’s Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said on Wednesday that the country’s top-flight Serie A soccer championship looked unlikely to resume this season because of the coronavirus epidemic. On March 9 Italy suspended the league campaign as part of a nationwide lockdown to curb a new coronavirus epidemic that has seen more than 200,000 confirmed cases…

  • I won’t live in England again – Sarri

    I won’t live in England again – Sarri

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    Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri says he’ll never live in England again. Sarri had a difficult season with Chelsea, though won the Europa League. When asked if he misses England, Sarri replied: “I would never live there [again], I don’t understand how the Italians who are there do it. “As for the football, it’s a different…

  • Coronavirus claims 700 lives in Italy in one day

    Coronavirus claims 700 lives in Italy in one day

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Italy’s record death toll from the novel coronavirus grew by more than 700 on Wednesday, as a top official said that social restrictions were getting harder to bear for the population. The nationwide lockdown had been due to expire on April 3, but Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced it would now be extended to April…

  • Coronavirus: Italy records over 900 deaths in one day

    Coronavirus: Italy records over 900 deaths in one day

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Over 900 people have died from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours in Italy, the biggest daily leap since the coronavirus pandemic began late December in China. The total death toll in Italy stood at 9,154 after 969 deaths were reported on Friday, CNN reports. This is the darkest day yet in a country…

  • Italian town jubilant as 101-year-old man beats Covid-19

    Italian town jubilant as 101-year-old man beats Covid-19

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    Bayo Millz
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    Italy, a country in the grip of the world’s worst novel coronavirus epidemic, celebrated on Thursday the remarkable recovery of 101-year-old man from the Covid-19. The man, identified only as Mr P, was hospitalized about a week ago, and discharged on Thursday after fighting off the virus, his town of Rimini said in a statement.…

  • Italy’s Covid-19 death toll up by nearly 20% to 4,032

    Italy’s Covid-19 death toll up by nearly 20% to 4,032

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    Kehinde Ajose
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    Italy’s death toll from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, on Friday rose to 4,032, in a 18.4-per-cent increase from Thursday. In its daily bulletin, the Italian Civil Protection Agency also reports that the total number of contagions is up by almost 15 per cent to 47,021. Recoveries are up by 15.5 per…

  • Victor Moses evicted from hotel in Italy

    Victor Moses evicted from hotel in Italy

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    Bayo Millz
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    Former Super Eagles of Nigeria winger, Victor Moses, has been evicted from his hotel in Milan, Italy, according to Sportmediaset. This is due to the spread of coronavirus in the country. The sports news outlet reports that Moses and two other Premier League imports, Christian Eriksen and Ashley Young, were asked to leave Hotel Melià…

  • Coronavirus spread puts all of Italy on total lockdown

    Coronavirus spread puts all of Italy on total lockdown

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    Bayo Millz
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    Italy’s 60 million people on Tuesday were under lockdown with public events cancelled, movement restricted and schools and universities closed, in a drastic bid to slow the pace of COVID-19 infections. According to the sweeping measures announced on Monday by the government in Rome, people across the country are only allowed to leave their home…