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Italy Has Most New Virus Cases in Four Days as Recoveries Rise

Police officers and medical workers carry a patient in Milan on April 16. — Police officers and medical workers carry a patient in Milan on April 16.
Photographer: Gianmarco Maraviglia/Bloomberg

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By John Follain

April 22, 2020 at 4:04 PM UTC

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Italy registered its highest number of new coronavirus cases in four days on Wednesday as Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte prepares a stimulus package for an economy paralyzed by a nationwide lockdown.