Italy PM blames an outbreak of COVID-19 on hospital
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| A pharmacist wearing a protective respiratory mask tends to a customer in Codogno, southeast of Milan, on Feb 22, 2020. (Photo: Miguel MEDINA / AFP) |
"At this point, we know that the way one hospital facility was managed was not entirely appropriate," Conte told Italian TV on Monday (Feb 24) evening.
"That certainly contributed to the spread," he said, without naming the institution concerned.
The main centre of infection has been the town of Codogno, around 60km to the south of Milan.
Codogno and several other towns in northern Italy have been put under isolation measures in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus.
Italy has seen a huge jump in cases - from 6 to 229 since Friday - meaning it has the biggest number of confirmed infections in Europe.
However, on Monday the rise in new cases stabilised, with only 10 further infections reported.
Seven people in Italy have so far died after catching the virus, all of whom were either elderly or had pre-existing conditions.
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