Member of the medical staff enters in a tent erected outside of the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, Italy, March 27, 2020. The lateral of the tent reads: ''Covid19 #Let's stop it together''. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
ROME (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections in Italy have yet to reach their peak, the head of the country's national health institute said on Friday, as officials warned that lockdown restrictions would have to be extended beyond April 3.
Italy has reported 8,215 deaths from the illness, more than anywhere else in the world, while confirmed cases total 80,539, with latest data from Thursday showing no let up in new infections, stifling hopes of a possible turnaround.
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