Lockdowns around world could last weeks more, officials warn
Spain, Germany and UK among countries to says measures could stay in place as deaths in Italy push past 15,000
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Officials from Germany to Spain said they expect the stringent lockdown conditions to stretch for weeks longer as Italy saw its deaths from the coronavirus pandemic push past 15,000 and infections in the United States neared 300,000.
The virus has claimed 15,362 lives in Italy, officials said on Saturday, while the total number of confirmed cases in the country rose to 124,632.
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