mo4ch:>Italy becomes Europe’s largest coronavirus hot spot with 76 cases & 2 deaths | Mo4ch News

The number of confirmed Covid-19 coronavirus cases has soared to at least 76 in Italy, forcing authorities to introduce increasingly strict containment and quarantine measures in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto.A 78-year-old man died of the infection near Padua, Veneto region on Friday night, becoming the second victim of the virus in Italy, after a 76-year-old woman was found dead on Thursday some 50 km south of Milan.At least 17 people were confirmed infected in Veneto so far, including the latest victim’s wife and daughter, as authorities are still mulling whether the Carnival of Venice events should be cancelled. In the neighboring Lombardy there are 54 cases, including one in Milan – a city with a population of some 1.4 million where Women’s Fashion Week is currently taking place.Also on rt.comItaly locks down 10 towns after 1st coronavirus death as cases jump to 17The outbreak is believed to have originated in a town southeast of Milan, where some 50,000 residents of…