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Novel coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 78 million people globally and claimed over 1.7 million lives. Here are the updates for December 23: A pedestrian wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past a sign alerting people that COVID-19 cases are very high in London - Stay at Home , in central London on December 23, (AFP)
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Taiwan cancels, curbs gatherings after new local case
Taiwan s tourism department cancelled an annual New Year celebration at the northeastern tip of the island, the Xinhua news agency reported, after a report of the first locally transmitted virus case since April 12.
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ROME, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Around 500 relatives of people who died of COVID-19 in Italy said on Wednesday they were initiating legal action against regional and national authorities, seeking 100 million euros ($122 million) in damages.
The civil lawsuit, which the plaintiffs said they would present to a Rome court in the next few hours, is against Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Health Minister Roberto Speranza and the governor of the northerly Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana. (Reporting by Giselda Vagnoni, editing by Gavin Jones and Kevin Liffey)
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Around 500 relatives of coronavirus victims are suing the Italian state for $122 million, alleging a litany of failures in the early stages of the pandemic, campaigners said on Wednesday.
The action is being driven by the group Noi Denunceremo (We Will Denounce), which has already filed around 300 complaints with prosecutors in Bergamo, the city in the northern Lombardy region that suffered most from the first wave of the virus.
The legal action targets Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Health Minister Roberto Speranza and the president of the Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, the group said in a statement.
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