Lower rise in the number of infections reported after weekend spike. FMTNews
Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy’s north on Monday.
“I think the numbers that we have registered in Italy and in the rest of the world have been confined to reasonable figures,” Borelli said, adding that in his opinion the data did not point towards an impending pandemic. Regional authorities have ordered gathering spots, such as schools, bars, restaurants, cinemas and discos to close.
Even as far south as Rome some tourists have started to take precautions, despite the city having no recent cases. But the man initially believed to have given him the virus after returning from Shanghai later tested negative and authorities say they still do not know who brought the virus to Codogno.
According to Italy’s national statistics institute, there are over seven million people in the country over the age of 75.
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