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Italy's 'Patient No. 1' joins relay race as sign of hope

by Associated Press
| September 26, 2020 10:06 AM

CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — Italy’s coronavirus “Patient No. 1,” whose case confirmed one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks was underway, is taking part in a 180-kilometer (112-mile) relay race as a sign of hope after he himself recovered from weeks in intensive care.

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