The institutions of the European Union have recorded a first death among its staff caused by the coronavirus.
The man, a 41-year-old Italian working as a contractor for the European Parliament's IT service, died on Sunday 22 March after being hospitalised earlier in the week. He had been living in Brussels for a long time.
Several political figures have tested positive for coronavirus since the beginning of the crisis, such as the EU's chief negotiator for future EU-UK relations, Michel...