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Italy Reports Fewer New Coronavirus Cases, Fatalities

A medical worker checks on a patient, who has tested positive for Covid-19, in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Cremona, Italy on April 9. — A medical worker checks on a patient, who has tested positive for Covid-19, in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Cremona, Italy on April 9.
Photographer: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg

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By John Follain

April 10, 2020 at 4:02 PM UTC

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Italy reported fewer new coronavirus cases and fewer deaths on Friday, as the government prepares to extend the country’s lockdown with only slight concessions to businesses demanding a restart of the economy.