Italy's daily COVID-19 death toll shot back up today with 743 in one day, but more evidence emerged that the coronavirus infection rate is slowing thanks to a painful national lockdown. Health authorities have cautioned that it's too soon to say if Italy is about to see a peak in the outbreak. Tighter lockdown measures come into force as Italy remains under lockdown. People queue in a supermarket as Milan continues the lockdown of its citizens in an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus today across Italy. The Italian government continues to enforce the nationwide lockdown measures to control the spread of COVID-19.

Source: Daily Mail March 24, 2020 17:48 UTC