Italy recorded 28 more deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from nCoV in the country to 107, 3,089 people infected.

Angelo Borrelli, director of the Italian Civil Protection Agency, said in Rome on March 4 that the country detected 587 more infected people, bringing the total number of nCoVs from 2,502 to 3,089. The number of new infections increased from 466 a day earlier. The death rate from nCoV in Italy is 3.5%.

Education Minister Lucia Azzolina announced on March 3 in Rome that all schools and universities across the country will be closed from March 5 until at least March 15. Prior to this decision, only schools in the north most affected by the epidemic were closed.

Covid-19 mainly concentrated in northern Italy, mainly in the Lombardy and Veneto regions, but it also spread to the south. The Italian government issued a decree demanding the cancellation of crowded events, calling for the closure of cinemas and theaters, asking Italians to give up the habit of shaking hands or hugging each other. Major sporting events, including Serie A, may continue but may not allow fans to watch until April 3.

Covid-19 appears in 84 countries and territories with more than 95,000 cases, more than 3,200 deaths and more than 51,400 recover. Slovenia, Hungary and Poland are the latest countries to record outbreaks.