45 doctors with coronavirus are dead in Italy

Forty five doctors who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Italy, the Italian Association of Doctors said Friday.

The death toll comes after there was an urgent call for medical protective equipment from Filippo Anelli, the president of the association, on Thursday.

 Since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 6,000 health workers have been infected by coronavirus as of Thursday, according to the Italian National Institute of Health.

Source: CNN