Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures, which include a ban on public gatherings, to the entire country.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that people would only be permitted to travel for work or family emergencies.
He said the measures, which come into effect on Tuesday, were to defend the most fragile members of society.
Italy's coronavirus death toll jumped on Monday by 97 to 463. It is the worst-hit country after China.
The number of confirmed infections also increased to 9,172, up from 7,375 on Sunday, official figures show.
https://twitter.com/labisbeticah/status/1236954229186723840?s=21“Please, please guys. Here in northern #Italy we made one big mistake. Everybody kept saying "It's just flu" and now our intensive care units are collapsing. Everybody kept going outside like nothing happened and now our grandparents and parents are dying.
#coronavirus is not #flu
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Right now in Lombardy (red zone) we have a 5/6% mortality rate. That's because our healthcare system is starting to fall. Our doctors are strong and they're doing everything they can, working 24/7 no stop away from their family. As your brave doctors do and did. Sending love”
Point to consider that the mortality rate goes up in communities where the medical resources have been overwhelmed.
