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By Emilio Parodi and Alistair SmoutMILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Italian and British medical experts are investigating a possible link between the coronavirus pandemic and clusters of severe inflammatory disease among infants who are arriving in hospital with high fevers and swollen arteries.Doctors in northern Italy, one of the world's hardest-hit areas during the pandemic, have reported…

MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Italian and British medical experts are investigating a possible link between the coronavirus pandemic and clusters of severe inflammatory disease among infants who are arriving in hospital with high fevers and swollen arteries. Britain's Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock at Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Italy imposed strict restrictions seven weeks ago to curb the spread of the coronavirus Italy has outlined plans to ease the strict restrictions imposed seven weeks ago to curb the spread of the coronavirus as it recorded its lowest daily death toll since mid-March.Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said curbs would…

New research from Italy says the first local coronavirus cases may have appeared as early as a month before people were diagnosed COVID-19 positive. Italy’s first COVID-19 cases were two Chinese citizens who were tested in Rome on January 31st. Three weeks later, the first Italian cases tested positive in Lombardia. Scientists believe the disease…

Coronavirus cases in Italy happened earlier than previously thought, according to a new study presented Friday. With nearly 200,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Italy has been atop of a global list of infections and deaths caused by the new coronavirus since the early days of the outbreak. The first official case of a local infection…