Coronavirus: Government of Italy extends restrictions to the whole country

Under the argument that “there is no time to waste”, the Italian government extended the restrictions applied to the northern region to contain the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus throughout the country . The measures issued by decree over the weekend become valid from Tuesday, 10, and provide for a ban on the movement of people, except for "proven reasons of work" and "serious family or health needs", informed the Corriere de la Sera newspaper . The initiative includes the suspension of the Serie A football championship.

The country has registered, until this Monday, 9,172 cases of contamination, in all 20 regions, and 463 deaths, according to data from the official Civil Protection agency. “Everyone must give up something to protect citizens' health. Today, the moment is one of responsibility. We cannot let our guard down, ”said Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, announcing that habits need to be changed now because of the increase in the number of people infected and killed. “There will no longer be a red zone on the peninsula. Italy will be a protected area ”, he added.

Impaired by the domino effect in the world since the opening of markets in China, on Sunday night 8, the Milan Stock Exchange incorporated the announcement of Conte and closed with that 11% on Monday - the worst trading session since the referendum on Brexit , in 2016. Conti reported that the government is studying the increase in public spending for the adoption of a “massive shock therapy” against the coronavirus.

As of Tuesday, schools and universities across Italy will remain closed until April 3. In addition to the Serie A championship, all sporting events will be suspended. Bars and restaurants will have to close at 6pm. Weddings, funerals and all celebrations will be prohibited. Museums, theaters, cinemas, clubs, bingo halls will be closed. People who need to travel to other municipalities must ask for special authorization.

In the region of Lombardy, in the north of the country, hospitals live with the stress of the huge demand for people and no longer have beds available. In Modena, prisoners rebelled after the suspension of family visits. Six people die