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Italy Imposes Lockdown on 16 Million People to Combat Virus

By: Alberto Brambilla, John Follain, and Alessandro Speciale

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tried to ward off alarm from spreading throughout Europe’s fourth-biggest economy after he personally unveiled drastic measures in the middle of the night to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

In a hastily convened news conference, the head of a government already hanging by a thread confirmed Italy planned to dramatically restrict movement and activity for a quarter of its population in the economic powerhouse that is the region around Milan.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com

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