Italy seeks US military support to combat coronavirus outbreak

With number of growing cases each day, Italy has become epicenter of dely disease in Europe. To combat dely coronavirus infection and wipe it out completly from country, government of Italy has me a direct appeal to Defense Secretary Mark Esper for US military aid to battle coronavirus, according to a US defense official.

Specifically, Italy's defense minister has asked Esper for critical medical equipment like masks and ventilators as Italy has nearly 60,000 confirmed cases and has more than 5,000 deaths. Italian government has requested that US military personnel stationed in Italy assist Italian authorities by providing medical personnel and field hospitals in support of Italian troops alrey responding to crisis re.

Esper reportedly me Defense Department’s stockpile of masks and ventilators available to civilian hospitals in US to help respond to pandemic. military has activated units capable of constructing field hospitals to help relieve burden on civilian hospitals. Italian plea for assistance from its NATO ally comes as Russian military has me a very public effort to provide Italians with assistance, using military aircraft to fly in medical personnel and equipment.

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Restriction grows in Italy

In its most far-reaching measures to stop spre of coronavirus, Italy is slowing industrial production nationwide, while hardest-hit region of Lombardy banned any outdoor exercise not on personal property and set distance limits on dog-walking.
Franco Locatelli, president of Italy’s Higher Health Council, said Sunday that with new stringent measures announced this weekend, Italy h exhausted all possible ways it could to limit personal and professional contact. That came as Italy announced that increase in both infections and deaths h shown first sign of narrowing in previous 24 hours.

Expressing his concerns over outbreak, Locatelli vised people to maintain social distance and also to opt all measures for immediate and favourable results which will be visible in weeks now. For most people, new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever or coughing. For some, especially older ults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. More than 95,000 people have recovered, mostly in China.

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