Italy, which has been the country worst-affected by coronavirus after epicentre China, on Monday reported another 349 deaths.
As per reports, the country, which had reported 368 deaths on Sunday, saw the new fatalities in less than 24 hours, taking the total death toll to over 2,100. Italy now has nearly 28,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, an increase of 3,233 since Sunday.
80% of UK population expected to be infected with COVID-19
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A leaked UK government document has warned that up to 80 percent of the country's population "are expected" to be infected with coronavirus, while up to 15 percent or 7.9 million people might require hospitalization, a media report said.
The revelation comes as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK has jumped by 232 in just one day, while 14 more people have died, taking the total number of infections and fatalities to 1,372 and 35, respectively, as of Sunday.