The following is a breakdown of
the main measures being adopted in Italy to seek to stop the
spread of the coronavirus.
Codogno and around 10 other towns in the province of Lodi, in
Lombardy, that are considered to be at the origin of the Italian
outbreak are in lockdown, meaning people cannot leave or enter
them.
Road blocks have been set up to enforce this and people who
break the restrictions face possible criminal charges.
Shops selling food are allowed to remain open in these 'red
zones'.
NATIONWIDE.
The government has suspended all school trips and exchange
programmes until March 25.
On Tuesday it said reports that it was considering closing
all of the nation's schools were false.
The top flight of Italian soccer, Serie A, at the weekend
postponed four matches set to be held in the northern regions
and has asked the government to be able to play future games
behind closed doors.
The rugby and volleyball federations have postponed the
fixtures set to take place next weekend.
LOMDARDY
Lombardy is the Italian region with most infections and 10
people have died there after contracting the coronavirus.
The regional authorities have banned events of any nature
that attract crowds of people and closed schools, universities,
museums and monuments, including Milan cathedral, which is off
limits to tourists, although an area has been left available for
those wanting to pray.
Church masses have been suspended too and bars must close at
18:00.
VENETO
Museums, schools and universities have been closed in Veneto
and masses have also been suspended too after Italy's 11th
coronavirus death in the region.
The town of Vo' Euganeo, where he man died, is in lockdown.
The celebrations for the famous Venice carnival were
cancelled.
Driving tests have been postponed in Veneto and Lombardy in
the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Cremona, Lodi, Milan, Padua,
Parma, Pavia, Piacenza, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona and
Vicenza.
PIEDMONT
Schools have been closed for a week and the Ivrea carnival
was cancelled.
The Italdesign Giugiaro engineering group closed its plants
and offices on Monday and Tuesday after one of its employees in
a factory near Turin tested positive for the coronavirus.
The diocesis of Vercelli has decided that only close family
members can take part in weddings and funerals until February
29.
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
Schools and universities have been closed until March 1.
The Istituto Comprensivo di Pianoro school near Bologna is
set to experiment with online learning during the closure.
The courts of Piacenza and Rimini have postponed routine
hearings and mass is not being celebrated in the provinces of
Piacenza and Modena.
Big services in churches have been stopped in Bologna too,
while soup kitchens for the poor are offering take-away package
lunches.
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA, LIGURIA, TRENTINO ALTO-ADIGE.
Universities and schools are closed.
BASILICATA
Basilicata Governor Vito Bardi has ordered that anyone who
enters the southern region from northern regions hit by the
outbreak must undergo a 14-day period of quarantine in isolation
or at home.
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