“Patient One” died in Codogno, Lombardy on 21st February

47 days later Italy has lost 17,127 of its citizens

Today is exactly 4 weeks of national lockdown & the country has hit its contagion target

The government is now looking to Phase 2...

Phase 2 is expected to begin after Easter with factories resuming production

Wider restrictions impacting people’s day lives aren’t expected to be lifted until May. That would mean at least 3 more weeks confined to homes.

The government is still to confirm all of these plans.

Meanwhile, EU ministers have failed to reach an economic rescue plan after all-night talks.

Disagreement largely between Southern European countries with struggling economies & more fisacally frugal Germany and Netherlands.

Talks to resume tomorrow

And, the EU’s chief scientist has resigned in his 4th month of a 4yr post.

In a statement shared with the Financial Times Mauro Ferrari expressed his disappointment in the European response to the coronavirus crisis: “I have lost faith in the system itself”