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Updated April 3rd, 2020 at 22:54 IST

Italian military airlifts virus patients

Footage from the Italian Army Air Force showed two bio-containment beds onboard a military plane that left hard-hit Bergamo, where many hospitals are at capacity and unable to admit new patients

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Two patients with COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus, on Friday were transported by military plane from Italy's northern city of Bergamo to Bari in the south.

Footage from the Italian Army Air Force showed two bio-containment beds onboard a military plane that left hard-hit Bergamo, where many hospitals are at capacity and unable to admit new patients.

The Air Force reported having completed 14 similar missions recently, aimed at relocating patients from northern Italy to other locations where intensive care wards have space. The number of coronavirus deaths in Italy rose by 766 on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 14,681. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and could lead to death.

The vast majority of people recover. The new coronavirus has caused a global pandemic that has sickened over a million people and killed at least 54,000 worldwide, crippled economies and forced restrictions on the movement of millions of people in an effort to stop the virus from spreading further and overwhelming health care systems.

Image Credits: AP

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Published April 3rd, 2020 at 22:54 IST

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