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Italy to Lock Down Milan Region

Accepted submission by NPC-131072 at 2020-03-07 22:04:37 from the Holy Ravioli dept.
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From Bloomberg [bloomberg.com]

The Italian government is set to dramatically restrict movement and activity for a quarter of its population, or about 16 million people, according to a draft decree seen by Bloomberg.

The decision to lock down the Milan region and several other northern areas is the latest step in the effort to contain Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreak. It comes as cases surged to 5,883 on Saturday with 233 deaths, and as Nicola Zingaretti, the leader of one of the two major government parties, announced he had contracted the illness.


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