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    With Italy's Coronavirus Cases Rising Fast, Rome's Streets Go Quiet

    Almost 200 people have died from COVID-19 in Italy and over 4,000 have tested positive. Though the capital is far from the epicenter in the north, its famed tourist sites are nearly empty.
    by Sylvia Poggioli Mar 06, 2020 4 minutes
    Tourists wearing respiratory masks visit the Coliseum in Rome on Friday. Italy's coronavirus cases have continued to rise, making it one of the hardest-hit countries.

    Italy is undergoing the biggest coronavirus outbreak outside Asia.

    After surfacing two weeks ago in northern Italy, its economic engine, confusion and fear have spread throughout the country.

    Italians' new must-see TV show is at 6 p.m. for Civil Protection Agency updates on how many infections, and how many deaths. On Friday, the agency said a total of 4,636 people have tested positive and 197 have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. After China, Italy has the second-highest reported death toll and third-highest confirmed cases of infection in the world.

    Now even its first coronavirus

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