COVID-19 deaths in Italy close to 14,000

A carousel is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Rome, Italy, April 3, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has claimed close to 14,000 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 115,242 by Thursday, according to the latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)