Measures first implemented in the north extended to whole country.
ROME — The Italian government has taken the unprecedented measure of limiting movement for 60 million people in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
In a press conference Monday evening, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a nationwide lockdown, under which people will only be allowed to leave their homes for work or health reasons.
Schools and universities as well as public venues, including cinemas, theaters and gyms, will remain shut from Tuesday morning until April 3. Professional sports events, including Serie A football matches, are also suspended.
Meanwhile, restaurants and cafes must observe a 6 p.m. curfew and large gatherings, including those outdoors, will be forbidden.
The decision to extend the emergency measures put in place on Sunday for Lombardy and 14 other provinces at the epicenter of the outbreak came after a spike in infections over the last 24 hours.
“We have no time to adapt, numbers tell us we have a spike in infections, people in intensive care and deaths,” said Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. “Our habits must change right now.”
To date, over 7,800 people have tested positive for coronavirus and over 460 have died.
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Italy has been put into total lockdown over coronavirus.
From Tuesday until April 3, Italians will only be allowed to leave their homes for urgent health and professional reasonshttps://t.co/jqFxtI7Uj7— POLITICO (@politico) March 9, 2020
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