NSTworld: The accumulative number of cases in the country totalled 3,858, up from 3,089 on Wednesday.
The government, which has imposed draconian measures to try to contain the outbreak, said it would double the money pledged to help the economy cope with the impact of the epidemic.The increase in both the number of deaths and the number of infections was by far the largest since the outbreak began in northern regions two weeks ago.
“We are asking the country for unity, we are all in the same boat and we need to work together otherwise it will be hard to overcome this crisis,” Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told a news conference. On Thursday, Italy announced it had cancelled a rugby match with England, part of the Six Nations Championship, which had been scheduled for March 14.Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said the government would spend €7.5 billion on the emergency and told the European Commission it would raise this year’s deficit goal to 2.5 per cent of national output from the current 2.2 per cent target.
In a video message to the nation, the head of state Sergio Mattarella called on Italians to remain calm. The delay reduces the possibility of an early election this year, a prospect often mooted due to persistent squabbling in the ruling coalition dominated by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the centre-left Democratic Party .
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