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"&lt;p&gt;Italy&amp;apos;s daily coronavirus infections has dipped under 300 cases for the first time in three days, after a recent flurry of clusters throughout the nation raised concern among health experts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Health Ministry says Italy registered 295 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total to 247,832.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The ministry&amp;apos;s weekly report says there were 123 clusters of infection throughout Italy in the previous seven days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Two women talk to each other as they stand in a pedestrian street in the Lower Town in Bergamo, Italy (Getty)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Health Minister Roberto Speranza ordered the railways to resume leaving empty seats so passengers can be at least one meter (3 &amp;#xBD; feet) apart during summer travel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With five more deaths, the total confirmed deaths in Italy reached more than 35,000 on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;"
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