Italy in total quarantine for coronavirus

12-03-2020 by Mirai

Italy imposes restrictions on its entire territory to stop the expansion of the coronavirus until April 3, making it the most affected European country.

Current data shows that there are 7,985 infected in Italy with COVID-19 and 463 are dead. To stop the spread of the virus, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed the decree on the night of March 9, which imposes Throughout the country, the measures already in force in 15 regions of the north of the country.

It issued this Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in the morning, a decree that prohibits "all forms of crowding of people in public places."

So the 60 million inhabitants of the country will not be able to move between cities, except for people who meet these requirements: work, health or an emergency, for this it is necessary to have a certificate that accredits it.

Classes in all schools in the country were suspended until April 3, as decreed by the Italian government.

All sports competitions for both public and private, such as football matches, were also suspended, the only exception is for athletes training for the Olympic Games, which may train behind closed doors.

This decree allows people to go shopping as usual, so the government calls for calm by trying to avoid mob crowds in supermarkets. Cinemas, theaters, museums, libraries and nightclubs will also be closed.