Italy

As the case numbers have flattened, there has been increasing discussion about eventually rolling back a lockdown

Football legend pens down emotional note in ‘A Letter to Italy’

Once scapegoats now held up by authorities as a model for early, strict adoption of infection-control measures

COVID-19 has now infected more than 840,000 people around the world

Deaths and contagions keep growing, but both started showing slowdown fueling hopes of a turnaround

They say virus surge, lockdown affecting studies and mental health

As the confirmed cases rose to 92,472, the second-highest in the world

Italian football federation had expressed their hope that the championship could resume on the weekend of May 2

So what is going on in Italy? Why is the pandemic not stopping and why are so many people dying?

Country still with world's highest death toll with over 7,500 victims, though new cases rise at slower pace