Italy has taken the drastic step of locking down much of the north of the country, extending the Coronavirus ‘Red Zone’ quarantine area to include the Lombardy region – whose capital is Italy’s financial centre Milan.
Movement in and out of these lockdown areas will be severely restricted until at least 3 April, while movement within the quarantine zones will be limited to essential needs related to work or emergency situations.
Whoever has a temperature of 37.5 or more is asked to remain indoors, and for those in quarantine it is strictly forbidden to leave home.