Italian Deputy Health Minister Pierpaolo Sileri stated on Sunday that the country’s lockdown measures are “starting to work” and that the number of new coronavirus cases is likely to drop soon. “We are living in the peak of this epidemic,” Sileri told BBC’s Andrew Marr and noted the jump in the number of reported infections over the past few days came as a result of more tests being carried out.
“I believe in one week’s time, 10 days maximum, we will see a drop in positive cases,” he added.
On Saturday, Italy’s COVID-19 death toll climbed by 889 to 10,023 as it remained the country with most fatalities. The total number of coronavirus cases reached 92,472, making Italy the most affected country after the United States.