Italy recorded the world’s highest death toll in a day from the new coronavirus on Friday, adding to pressure on the government to tighten a lockdown that is showing little sign of reining in the outbreak. Another 627 people died in Italy, as total deaths in the country’s epidemic hit 4,032, the most of any country, compared with 3,248 in mainland China, where total recorded infections have been much higher.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 20, 2020 18:00 UTC