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Italy quarantines 16 million people over coronavirus

Italy quarantines 16 million people over coronavirus

Italy has placed up to 16 million people under quarantine in a bid to stop the rapid spread of coronavirus.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday issued a decree
restricting the movement of 16 million people in the country including
the Lombardy region and at least 14 provinces in neighboring regions.
Milan, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, and Venice are also affected.

The Prime Minister also announced the closure of schools, gyms, museums, nightclubs and other venues across the whole country.

“For Lombardy and for the other northern provinces that I have
listed, there will be a ban for everybody to move in and out of these
territories and also within the same territory,” Conte said. “Exceptions
will be allowed only for proven professional needs, exceptional cases
and health issues.”

“We want to guarantee the health of our citizens. We understand that
these measures will impose sacrifices, sometimes small and sometimes
very big.”

“We are facing an emergency, a national emergency. We have to limit
the spread of the virus and prevent our hospitals from being
overwhelmed.”

The measures will last until the 3rd of April 2020.

This comes a day after Italy reported its biggest daily increase in
coronavirus cases since its outbreak last month. The number of infected
people rose to 1,247, taking their total to 5,883 with the death toll
rising to 233.

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