coronavirus
Italy quarantines a swath of its north to curb rapidly growing virus outbreak
Unprecedented restrictions will affect about 16-million people and stay in force until April 3
08 March 2020 - 16:22
Milan — Italy ordered a virtual lockdown across a swath of its wealthy north on Sunday, including the financial capital Milan, in a drastic new attempt to try to contain a rapidly growing outbreak of coronavirus.
The unprecedented restrictions, which will affect about 16-million people and stay in force until April 3, were signed into law overnight by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte...
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