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Italy’s COVID-19 Outbreak Started ‘Much Earlier’ Than Previously Believed, Study Shows

Italy’s COVID-19 Outbreak Started ‘Much Earlier’ Than Previously Believed, Study Shows
A worker wearing protective clothing disinfects a vehicle after disembarking from a ferry in Capri, Italy, on April 24, 2020. Ciro De Luca/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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The first COVID-19 infections in Italy date back to at least January, according to a scientific study presented on Friday, significantly pushing back the date the virus started ravaging the country and shedding new light on the origins of the outbreak in the region.

Italy has suffered more deaths due to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, than anywhere else in Europe.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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