Italy records 219,814 coronavirus cases, ICU patients drop under 1,000

An airport employee (C) wearing a "Smart-Helmet" portable thermal scanner checks the temperature of passengers and staff as a preventive measure against COVID-19 at the Fiumicino airport in Rome, Italy, on May 11, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed 30,739 lives in Italy after a daily rise of 179 deaths, according to the latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department on Monday. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)