A man plays the guitar outside his apartment next to a deserted canal as Italy remains on lockdown due to a spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Venice, Italy, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 575 on Friday, up from 525 the day before, while the number of new cases declined slightly and scientists warned that infections were now mainly happening among family members.
The daily tally of new cases stood at 3,493, down from a previous 3,786, with both deaths and infections extending the broadly stable situation in place over the last 12 days.
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