Euro zone eyes ways to deploy its bailout fund in war with coronavirus

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone officials are considering how to deploy the unused firepower of the bloc's bailout fund to limit the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus epidemic, via a scheme that could pave the way for more ECB purchases of Italian bonds.Italy is battling Europe's worst outbreak of coronavirus, which is spreading across the continent, including the 19 countries that use the euro. The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) bailout fund was created at the height of last..