10 towns in northern Italy, with a population of around 50,000, have been locked down after scores of people tested positive for COVID-19 and 2 people died from the disease.
Residents wearing respiratory masks wait to go into a supermarket in small groups of forty people on Sunday in the small Italian town of Casalpusterlengo.The government introduced a number of containment measures Saturday in areas affected by the contagion, including a ban on exit and entry into the affected areas.
Both the police and where deemed necessary, the army, will ensure the measures are enforced, the government said. Those who break the rules risk up to three months in prison. The last two days of Venice's famed carnival were also cancelled in bid to stop the spread of the virus.Almost 650 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in mainland China, the country's National Health Commission reported Sunday as the total number of confirmed cases rose to 76,936.
However, changes have been made to the way that the number of infections are counted, making it difficult to draw conclusions from the figures. —South Korea leader calls for 'unprecedented' steps to stop coronavirus Workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as a precaution against the COVID-19 coronavirus at a local market in Daegu, South Korea on Sunday.His comments came as authorities reported 169 new cases on Sunday, raising the total to 602 with five deaths.for South Korea Saturday warning that older adults and those with chronic medical conditions should consider postponing non-essential travel.
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