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Anti-coronavirus lockdown measures in Italy are to be extended to April 13, health minister Roberto Speranza has said.
He told the upper house Senate on Wednesday:
We must not confuse the first positive signals with an ‘all clear’ signal. Data shows that we are on the right path and that the drastic decisions are bearing fruit.”
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