A pedestrian bridge is seen deserted amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Milan, Italy March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo
ROME (Reuters) - Italy imposed further draconian restrictions on public life on Friday in an increasingly desperate effort to halt coronavirus infections after the death toll leapt by 627 in a single day, by far the biggest 24-hour rise recorded anywhere.
The mayor of the most badly affected city, Bergamo in the affluent northern region of Lombardy, said the true number of fatalities from the pandemic in his area was four times higher than was officially reported so far.
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