Italy imposes travel restrictions across the country as the whole nation goes into lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
A new government decree will require people to demonstrate health conditions, a need to work, and other limited reasons to go outside the regions where they live, according to Italian premier Giuseppe Conte.
He also said that he is extending travel restrictions from the north to the whole country in a new move to try to halt the spread of the disease that has so far taken the lives of at least 460 people in Italy.
Conte also announced that people can no longer gather at night for a drink. “This night life…we can’t allow this anymore,” he said.
The premier also said to reporters: “There won’t be just a red zone. There will be Italy.” He explained that the measures previously introduced were not enough and must be extended to the whole country.
The death toll in Italy jumped by 97 in just one day to 463 as shocking images emerged of coronavirus patients hooked onto life support machines.
Almost half of the deaths have been reported in those aged between 80 and 89 years old and 31 percent in aged between 70 to 79 years old, according to the Italian Civil Protection Agency.
Conte also announced that games will be banned. “There’s no reason for the games to continue,” he said. “The fans will have to deal with it. We won’t even allow gyms to be used.”
Schools were closed and restaurants, pubs, and cafes are required to close at dusk.
Photos from a Cremona hospital show coronavirus patients surrounded by tubes and wires as they receive treatment from doctors in full protective suits, with goggles, face masks, and gloves.
“We want to protect the health of all citizens, we are aware that this will create unease and that these measures will be a sacrifice, big and small,” Conte said in a statement. “But this is the time to be responsible. We all must respect and not dodge these measures.
“We should not counter these measures or dodge them, we must think about protecting our health, the health of our beloved ones, the health of our parents, but mainly the health of our grandparents.”
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