Milan a ticking virus 'bomb', viroligist warns

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Italy's economic capital Milan is a virus time “bomb” at risk of erupting with residents now free to move around — some gathering for canal-side cocktails — after two months under a pandemic lockdown, AFP reported.

The region's capital Milan, is “a bit of a bomb,” said Massimo Galli, the head of the infectious diseases department at the renowned Sacco hospital in Milan.

“We have a very high number of infected people returning to circulation,” he said in an interview with the Repubblica newspaper, referring to the easing of lockdown measures on May 4.

Police officers patrol Sempione public park in Milan on May 7. — AP
Police officers patrol Sempione public park in Milan on May 7. — AP

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