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Italy shuts factories as daily toll nears 800

Most of the deaths in Italy are still in the north, whose world-class health care system is under tremendous strain. [Image: AFP]

Italy on Saturday shut all non-essential factories after recording another record coronavirus toll that brought its fatalities to 4,825 -- over a third of the world's total and a grim reminder that the pandemic remains out of control.

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