Coronavirus cases reach 143,626 in Italy, pressure on hospitals decrease

Medical workers work at Sant'Orsola-Malpighi hospital in Bologna, Italy, on April 9, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed 18,279 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 143,626 by Thursday, according to the latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)