FILE PHOTO: A mural against xenophobia towards Chinese people is seen after two cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Italy, by street artist Laika in Rome, Italy, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
MILAN (Reuters) - An outbreak of coronavirus in northern Italy worsened on Friday, with officials announcing 14 confirmed cases in the wealthy region of Lombardy and two in the adjacent region of Veneto.
Just hours after revealing that six people had come down with the virus in the first known cases of local transmission in Italy, Lombardy officials said a further eight had tested positive, including five health workers.
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