On Monday, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ordered people to stay home and seek permission for essential travel.
It is reported by BBC.
He said the measures were designed to protect the most vulnerable. “There is no more time,” he said in a TV address.
Italy’s coronavirus death toll jumped from 366 to 463 on Monday. It is the worst-hit country after China. The number of confirmed infection also increased by 24% from Sunday, official figures showed. Cases of the virus have been confirmed in all 20 Italian regions.
According to the Independent, Italy is in the “red zone” of quarantine, all public events are banned.
