Italy Reports Thousands Of New Coronavirus Cases

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MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 12: A general view of Via Alessandro Manzoni on March 12, 2020 in Milan, Italy. The Italian Government has strengthened up its quarantine rules, shutting all commercial activities except for pharmacies, food shops, gas stations, tobacco stores and news kiosks in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

To understand the aggressive approach some states and cities are taking with coronavirus, look at what’s happening in Italy. COVID19 deaths are skyrocketing. In the last 24 hours, 368 new deaths have been reported. The lockdowns and closures across this country are to hopefully have what happened in Italy, not happen here.

And if you wonder why hospital officials are worried here, look at the number of hospital beds in Italy vs. the U.S.

It was quite a scene in Vatican City when Pope Francis was seen out walking the empty streets.