High Virus Death Toll in Northern Italy Highlights Ties With Beijing

Two women wearing a protective facemask walk across the Piazza del Duomo, in front of the Duomo, in central Milan, on Feb.24, 2020 Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images

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Italy, one of the heaviest hit countries outside China, has more than 233,836 confirmed cases of CCP virus infections and more than 33,601 deaths, as of June 3.