Italian minister tests positive for coronavirus

Italy continues to be the worst hit European country by cornavirus, as a regional minister tested positive to the virus earlier today.



Alessandro Mattinzoli, the regional minister for sustainable development in Lombardy, the Italian region most affected by the coronavirus outbreak tested positive for the virus today.

According to a statement by the president of Lombardy, Attilio Fontana and the councilor for welfare, Giulio Gallera, the minister has a high fever, and is currently doing therapy.

The councilor for welfare Giulio Gallera also revealed that the entire 17-member in the Lombardy regional government would undergo testing for the novel coronavirus