Angelo Borrelli, the head of Italy’s Civil Protection agency on Sunday, said there were 525 deaths in the 24-hour period since Saturday evening.

Gloria Lisi, deputy mayor of Rimini, Italy, described the man's recovery from the novel coronavirus as "hope for the future."

The 3D-printing company decided to help save lives in the present, even if it might face lawsuits in the future.

Infections in Italy topped the 10,000 mark -- more than anywhere but China -- and the number of deaths from the virus rose Tuesday to 631 from 463 a day earlier, Italian Civil Protection authorities said.

One Vatican official was put into a protective quarantine after a priest from France’s Catholic church in Rome tested positive for the virus.