Coronavirus infections in Italy have climbed to over 100 with 89 cases reported in Lombardy, the regions Governor Attilio Fontana said on Sunday.
The Italian government issued an emergency decree on Saturday night imposing an extended lockdown in the towns where at least one person has been infected and a ban on school field trips and sports events, including Serie A football matches in Lombardy and Veneto. Over the weekend, two people died after testing positive for coronavirus in the two northern regions.
Fontana, a member of Matteo Salvinis far-right League, said in a statement that the situation was “extremely difficult but residents must not panic.” He added that offices, businesses, schools and shops would be closed in 11 municipalities across the region and public events would be suspended.
Salvini has called for Italy to suspend the Schengen treaty and shut the countrys borders to combat the virus, but Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte pushed back against the demand in a press conference on Saturday night. “I dont think the conditions for such a move exist at this point,” Conte said.
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Coronavirus infections in Italy have climbed to over 100 with 89 cases reported in Lombardy, the regions Governor Attilio Fontana said on Sunday.
The Italian government issued an emergency decree on Saturday night imposing an extended lockdown in the towns where at least one person has been infected and a ban on school field trips and sports events, including Serie A football matches in Lombardy and Veneto. Over the weekend, two people died after testing positive for coronavirus in the two northern regions.
Fontana, a member of Matteo Salvinis far-right League, said in a statement that the situation was “extremely difficult but residents must not panic.” He added that offices, businesses, schools and shops would be closed in 11 municipalities across the region and public events would be suspended.
Salvini has called for Italy to suspend the Schengen treaty and shut the countrys borders to combat the virus, but Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte pushed back against the demand in a press conference on Saturday night. “I dont think the conditions for such a move exist at this point,” Conte said.
On Sunday, Romanias health ministry said that all Romanian nationals returning from LombardyRead More – Source
