Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, 83, is responding 'optimally' to COVID-19 treatment but is the most vulnerable type of patient and is in 'the most delicate phase' of the virus, his personal doctor says.
Mr Berlusconi sits in an age bracket that has the highest COVID-19 death rate in Italy.
He checked into the San Raffaele hospital in Milan early on Friday after testing positive for the virus earlier in the week, at the time he had the early stages of a lung infection. Dr Zangrillo suggested Mr Berlusconi wouldn't be released anytime soon, recalling that the virus "requires adequate treatment and takes its time."The Italian island of Lampedusa has taken in record numbers of asylum seekers.
India saw another record surge of 90,632 cases in the past 24 hours, as infections spread to smaller cities and parts of rural India. India's recovery rate was 77.23 per cent, leading to a decline in fatality rate to around 1.73 per cent , the ministry said. Six of India's 28 states — Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi — remain the worst-hit, accounting for 75 per cent of fatalities and nearly 65 per cent of total cases.Seoul has been placed into lockdowns similar to that of Melbourne's.
The measures have included unprecedented restrictions on eateries in the Seoul area, where the spread is concentrated, banning onsite dining after 9:00pm and limiting coffee and bakery franchises to takeout and delivery all day.COVID-19 has hit several Arab and ultra-Orthodox towns especially hard.
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