The government of Rome is calling on all domestic and foreign tourists to leave the quarantine zones in northern Italy because of the corona virus.
Strict precautions
All other tourists in Italy are advised to follow the precautions taken by the Italian health authorities. The strict precautionary measures are currently being discussed, and the affected regions in northern Italy have asked to be interviewed by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
15 Italian areas affected
In the fight against the coronavirus epidemic, the Italian government previously quarantined areas in the north of the country with several million inhabitants. Economically strong Lombardy and 14 other areas are largely cordoned off, including the economic metropolis of Milan and the tourist magnet Venice.
More than 16 million people
The Lombardy region and 14 provinces are affected by the measures. These are Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, Pesaro and Urbino, Alessandria, Asti, Novara, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Vercelli, Padua, Treviso and Venice, said Conte. The entry and exit bans hit more than 16 million people in the middle of the country.
No funerals and safety margin
Shopping centers should only be open from Monday to Friday. Civil and religious ceremonies are suspended. The measure also applies to mourning ceremonies. Cafes and restaurants remain open, but the owners must ensure that customers keep a distance of at least one meter from each other.
133 dead in just 24 hours
The total number of people who died from the coronavirus in Italy reached 366 on Sunday. The number of fatalities increased by 133 within a day. The number of infected rose by 1,326 to 6,387. According to “Corriere della Sera”, 110 employees in Lodi in Lombardy apparently got infected and now have to be treated there themselves.
