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The Italian international is holed up in Treviso and keeping his mind and body as busy as possible.
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The Italian international is holed up in Treviso and keeping his mind and body as busy as possible.
Spain is currently dealing with over 117,000 confirmed cases of the virus.
On Thursday Spain reported a record one-day number of deaths, 950, bringing its overall toll to about 10,000.
New York mayor Andrew Cuomo has warned the city was running out of essential equipment like ventilators.
The worldwide death toll climbed to more than 24,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
“We cannot make the same mistakes of the 2008 financial crisis,” Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned.
The Italian leader stressed that groceries and pharmacies would still remain open.
The total number of fatalities in the northern Lombardy regions around Milan surpassed 3,000.
A brewer in Codogno, Lombardy – ‘the Wuhan of Italy’ – has advice for Irish people on how to view the threat of the virus.
China has officially reported 3,245 deaths.
The competition was scheduled to take place in Northern Italy this summer.
The Ansa news agency reports that the vehicles were needed because there were no spaces available in local cemeteries.
Italy has been on lockdown since Monday to try stem the spread of coronavirus.
Videos of the phenomenon have gone viral on social media.
President Bolsonaro’s communications director has tested positive for Covid-19.
The move comes after the World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus Covid-19 a pandemic.
How is it spreading so fast there?
Irish players Ian Nagle and Mick Kearney were lucky to get out of Italy before the lockdown.
Irish student Megan has been staying indoors in Milan since last week.
The Irish government has changed its advice to suggest avoiding all travel to Italy.
The tournament is still set to go ahead in Rome later this summer.
Italian authorities have put the country into lockdown with more than 9,000 confirmed cases.
The Aer Lingus suspension kicks in tomorow, while Ryanair’s will be in place from midnight 13 March.
The development puts Italy in the same category as countries like Afghanistan and Syria.
Over 9,000 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Italy since 21 February.
Italy has seen the worst outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Europe to date.
Munster could lose out on crucial match points as a result.
Family visits were restricted to prevent transmission in prisons, causing increased tensions.
The decision has been made due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The death toll from the disease in Italy has nearly tripled since yesterday.
A quarter of the Italian population has been put under lockdown.
The new advice was issued today by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
In Greece, a row has erupted over whether to cancel Holy Communion, while China has just 99 new confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Eddie O’Sullivan believes re-fixing Italy games was only call to make – but says structure of tournament remains deeply flawed.
Meanwhile, Munster and Connacht have seen Pro14 visits to Italy postponed.
Dan McFarland’s side will provide opposition at today’s session.
There was an option to play the fixture behind closed doors, but organisers have moved to postpone it until later in the year.
Government ministers met to discuss measures this afternoon.
The cancellations will occur between Tuesday 17 March and Wednesday 8 April.
Andy Farrell’s squad will train next week even without a game to play.