Inside Italy's coronavirus red zone

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35-year-old schoolteacher Marzio Toniolo holds his phone showing a GPS map of all the roads that have been blocked in Codogno. Image Credit: Reuters

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A chemist wears a protective mask as she waits for customers in a pharmacy in San Fiorano, one of the towns on lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak, in this picture taken by schoolteacher Marzio Toniolo in San Fiorano Image Credit: AFP

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A security guard wearing a protective mask stands at the entrance of a large supermarket as a long line of residents queue with trollies waiting to enter. Image Credit: Reuters

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An empty fish stand is seen in a supermarket in Codogno. Image Credit: Reuters

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Medical workers, some in protective suits, stand by an ambulance in Codogno. Image Credit: Reuters

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An empty street at night is seen in San Fiorano, one of the towns on lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak. Image Credit: Reuters

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Residents of San Fioranog gather in the centre of the town. Image Credit: Reuters

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Chiara Zuddas writes 'Day three' on a calendar, marking the third day of lockdown in her hometown of San Fiorano. Image Credit: Reuters

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Empty shelves are seen inside a shop in San Fiorano. Image Credit: Reuters

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An empty playground in San Fiorano. Image Credit: Reuters

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A man cleans an empty class room at the Bicocca University in Milan. Italian authorities have closed schools and universities in Lombardy and northern regions in order to prevent the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Three boys wearing protective face masks sit outside a closed public building in San Fiorano. Image Credit: Reuters

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University Chemistry professor Luca De Gioia records his lesson in an empty class room to stream it online for his students at the Bicocca University in Milan. Image Credit: Reuters

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Primary school teacher Marzio Toniolo loads homework for his pupils onto the school website, as he tries to carry on teaching while schools are closed during lockdown. Image Credit: Reuters

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A sign outside a closed off cemetery reads 'Attention: For health reasons, the cemetery will remain closed until a later date' in San Fiorano. Image Credit: Reuters

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A lockdown resident wears a protective mask and gloves as he shops for food at a large supermarket in Codogno. Image Credit: Reuters

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Two-year-old Bianca Toniolo sits by large bags of 300 euros worth of food, bought by her family to stock up on supplies for their home in San Fiorano. Image Credit: Reuters

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A sign outside a mini supermarket reads 'Please enter with masks and gloves for the safety of everyone, thank you. Four people to enter at a time' in San Fiorano. Image Credit: Reuters

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A protective mask has been put on the face of a statue of Italy's patron saint, St. Francis, in San Fiorano. Image Credit: Reuters

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Journalists wearing protective face masks wait at the checkpoint by Casalpusterlengo, one of the towns on lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak. Image Credit: Reuters

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Residents of San Fiorano, one of the towns on lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak, wear protective masks. Image Credit: Reuters

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Schoolteacher Marzio Toniolo, 35, holds a thermometer at home in San Fiorano, one of the towns on lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak. Image Credit: Reuters

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Primary school teacher Marzio Toniolo, 35, took this picture of his pupils with their hands covering their faces by a Carabinieri military police car at the 'red zone' border of in San Fiorano. Image Credit: Reuters

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Chiara Zuddas, 31, and her two year-old daughter Bianca Toniolo sit on a balcony at home in San Fiorano. Image Credit: Reuters

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A man wearing a protective mask buys cigarettes from a a self-service tobacconist, next to a closed tobacco shop in Codogno. Image Credit: Reuters

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