Top jockey Frankie Dettori has set up a fundraising page to help his home nation deal with the 'heartbreaking' coronavirus crisis.
The leading sportsman launched the Go Fund Me page, after being moved by how badly Italy has been affected. This week it was revealed more lives have been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic there than any other country, after the death toll of 3,405 surpassed China's.
There are 41,035 cases known to the authorities, as the Army prepare to enforce lockdown in Italy's worst-hit region Lombardy.
Dettori said he wanted to help from afar- and hoped online fundraising for the Italian Red Cross would provide some vital assistance.
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