Italy set to quarantine whole of Lombardy due to coronavirus

Government’s draft decree would impose fines on anyone caught entering or leaving northern region

The Italian government is to lockdown the northern region of Lombardy, as it battles to contain the spread of the coronavirus. A draft decree would extend the quarantined areas, so-called “red-zones”, ordering people not to enter or leave the region.

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