Italy and Spain

Corona-virus has badly affected all parts of the world but talking about continents it has rapidly spread in Europe
especially Italy and Spain, slowly killing Germany and France too. One of the major reasons comes out to be tourism.

Deaths from the new corona-virus in Italy continue to soar, with the country reporting 919 deaths in a single day on Friday (March 27) — the biggest single-day death toll reported in any country since the start of the outbreak. But why are deaths in Italy  so high?

Italy now has the highest number of deaths in the world from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new corona-virus. As of Friday (March 27), the country had reported more than 9,100 deaths, according to "worldometer", a website tracking COVID-19 cases. And the country's fatally rate from COVID-19— at 10% — is much higher than the global average of 3.4%, according to the World Health Organization. 

One factor affecting the country's death rate may be the age of its population — Italy has the oldest population in Europe, with about 23% of residents 65 or older, according to The New York Times. The median age in the country is 47.3, compared with 38.3 in the United States, the Times reported. Many of Italy's deaths have been among people in their 80s, and 90s, a population known to be more susceptible to severe complications from COVID-19, according to The Local.

What's more, older adults appear to make up a greater proportion of cases in Italy, with about 37% of cases ages 70 and older, compared with 12% of cases in China, according to a paper on the issue of deaths in Italy, published March 23 in the journal