The death toll of coronaviruses in Italy exceeds 10.000

Italy's death toll from the coronavirus novel hit over 10.000 on Saturday with 889 new deaths, the country's civil protection service said.

The toll in Italy, which has suffered more deaths than any other country, now stands at 10.023.

Another 5.974 confirmed infections have brought the number of people who have officially tested positive for Covid-92.472 in Italy to 19 since the start of the crisis last month.

About 70.065 people across Italy are currently infected with Covid-19.

The country experienced the highest daily increase in coronavirus deaths on Friday with 969 new deaths.

On Saturday, approximately 3.651 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Italy.

The 889 new deaths reported by the civil protection service came the day after the 60 million nation recorded a world record of 969 deaths on Friday.

His toll from the past three days alone reached 2.520, more than the total number of deaths in the United States or France.

Italians began to hope when their mortality and infection rate started to slow down on March 22nd.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte warned Saturday that the European Union could lose its aim if it failed to find a strong response to the threat of the coronavirus.

"If Europe does not face this unprecedented challenge, the whole European structure loses its raison d'etre (reason to exist) for the people," said Conte in the Saturday edition of the financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore.

It is reported that the Italian government is considering plans to extend a blockade nationwide from the current end date from April 3 to April 18.