In pictures: The empty streets and squares of Italy

The almost empty St. Mark's Square is seen after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of Italy including Venice to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak, in Venice

Travelers with suitcases gather at Centrale railway station in Milan, Italy, on Monday, March 9, 2020. Italy introduced far-reaching measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, yet hours after the dramatic early Sunday morning announcement, it was far from clear how strictly they would be enforced

Italy's Stock Exchange, the Borsa Italiana, which is part of the London Stock Exchange Group Plc, stands in Milan, Italy, on Monday, March 9, 2020. Italy introduced far-reaching measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, yet hours after the dramatic early Sunday morning announcement, it was far from clear how strictly they would be enforced.

This picture taken on March 9, 2020, on the A8 motorway towards Italy in Nice southeastern France, shows a board sign reading "Coronavirus information on 107.7"

People wait in the line to buy food and goods after the Italian government locks down whole country as new coronavirus cases surge, in Naples, Italy

a paramedic walks out of a tent that was set up in front of the emergency ward of the Cremona hospital, northern Italy. Italian doctors celebrated one small victory in their battle against the coronavirus Monday after Patient No. 1, a 38-year-old named Mattia was moved out of intensive care. But in the rest of hard-hit northern Italy, the virus' spread was growing so exponentially that doctors spoke of choices war-time triage medics make in deciding who lives and who dies, and who get access to the limited number of ICU beds.

A view of the empty Mapei stadium as the Serie A soccer match between Sassuolo and Brescia is being played behind closed doors, in Reggio Emilia, Monday, March 9, 2020. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says he is restricting travel  nationwide to try to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Conte said Monday night a new government decree will require all people in Italy to demonstrate they need to work, have health conditions or other limited legitimate reasons to travel outside their home areas.

A general view shwos the deserted Vittorio Emanuele II galleria shopping mall on March 10, 2020. Italy imposed unprecedented national restrictions on its 60 million people on March 10, 2020 to control the deadly coronavirus, as China signalled major progress in its own battle against the global epidemic