There was chaos and confusion in the northern Italian city of Padua in the Veneto region as word spread late Saturday evening that the government was planning to announce the quarantine. In contrast France, the European country with the second highest number of deaths, has recorded fewer than 20 fatalities. Only China and Iran have had more deaths. The country is now one of the worst afflicted globally. Milan is bereft of visitors with the region in the grip of the virus. Another 36 people also died as a result of the virus, taking the total to 233. In its daily update, Italy’s civil protection agency said the number of people with the coronavirus rose by 1247 in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 5883. Italy on Saturday saw its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases since the outbreak began in the north of the country on February 21. On the vaporetti (water buses), there are only five or six people,” Stefania Stea, vice president of the Venice hoteliers association, said. “The surface of the Grand Canal is like glass because the boats that transport merchandise are not there. Hotel occupancy rates in the lagoon city are down to 1-2 per cent. RELATED: Missy Higgins’ dad confirmed to have coronavirus RELATED: Follow the latest coronavirus updates and death toll
RELATED: China says new cases came from elsewhere Western countries have been increasingly imitating China - where the virus first emerged late last year, and which has suffered the vast majority of infections - by imposing travel controls and shutting down public events.Īfter the city of Venice cancelled its cherished Carnival and governments warned citizens against travel to Italy, the epicentre of Europe’s outbreak, the country is facing a possible recession. Milan is at the centre of the Lombardy region of Italy which is to be put into ‘lockdown’ in a desperate attempt to contain the coronavirus.Īround the world, more and more countries were bracing for a big increase in virus cases.
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“Exceptions will be allowed only for proven professional needs, exceptional cases and health issues.” “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,” Mr Conte said. The measures will be in place until April 3. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree after midnight that imposes restrictions to the movement of people in the region of Lombardy - which has the country’s second largest city of Milan at its centre - and in at least 15 provinces, home to more than 16 million people.
Italy’s prime minister announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, imposing restrictions on the movement of about a quarter of the country’s population in a bid to contain a widening outbreak. WHO reminds all countries & communities that the spread of this #coronavirus can be significantly slowed or even reversed through robust containment & control activities /fLxLDOtxCH- World Health Organization (WHO) March 7, 2020 The World Health Organisation has said there are now more than 100,000 people across the globe infected with the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus.Īs of todayâs reports, global number of #COVID19 confirmed cases has surpassed 100K. “In the end, the only effect is to help the virus to spread. “The draft of a very harsh decree is leaked, sparking panic and prompting people to try and flee the theoretical red zone, carrying the virus with them,” he wrote on Twitter. Italian virologist Roberto Burioni described the leak as “pure madness”. People rushed out of bars and restaurants to railway stations, many carrying suitcases and wearing gloves and masks as they pushed onto trains. There was confusion in the city of Padua as word quickly spread about the impending lockdown. Anyone violating the new law can be arrested and fined. The draft decree says that those who violate the restrictions could be punished by a fine of 206 Euros ($A350) and jailed for up to three months.Įntry and exit to affected areas is now forbidden, weddings and funerals banned, cinemas, gyms, pubs and museums closed. In its most drastic move so far, Italy’s government has locked down the entire Lombardy region in the country’s north, including Milan, along with at least 15 provinces in neighbouring regions. Italy has been thrown into chaos after the Prime Minister announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine affecting about a quarter of the country’s population in a desperate attempt to contain the outbreak.
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