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Doctors wear protective clothing as they carry out checks on citizens in Naples, Italy

Doctors wear protective clothing as they carry out checks on citizens in Naples, Italy Source: AAP

Italy and Spain, which together account for more than half of the world's deaths, hope they are closing in on the peak of the crisis.


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By Peggy Giakoumelos

Source: SBS



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Italy and Spain, which together account for more than half of the world's deaths, hope they are closing in on the peak of the crisis.


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