Pictures: Italy quarantines 16 million people in the north to contain coronavirus' advance

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Pictures: Italy quarantines 16 million people in the north to contain coronavirus' advance

Decree mandates a lockdown of entire region in the country's prosperous north

Published: March 08, 2020 13:22 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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Copy of 2020-03-07T185415Z_2049743543_RC2P7F91O4BR_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1583658984570 — Piazza Bra, virtually deserted as Italy battles a coronavirus outbreak, in Verona. | Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of its population in a bid to limit contagions and end the virus' advance at the epicenter of Europe's outbreak. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 628449-01-08-1583658978266 — An empty road leading to Linate Airport in Milan. | Shortly after midnight, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree affecting about 16 million people in the country's prosperous north, including the Lombardy region and at least 14 provinces in neighboring regions. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-03-08T082622Z_1032831327_RC2KFF9Z1OZT_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1583658952483 — An empty train to Rome is seen in Verona. | Until April 3, people will be barred from entering or leaving vast areas of northern Italy without a serious and urgent reason to do so, according to a decree signed off by the prime minister overnight and published online. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Italy_Virus_Outbreak_Economy_17439.jpg-60ca8-1583658997924 — Tourists walk wearing sanitary masks in front of the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan. These quarantine zones are home to more than 16 million people and include the regions around Venice and financial capital Milan, while cinemas, theatres and museums will be closed nationwide. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 623947-01-08-1583658990756 — People pass by the Coliseum in Rome amid fear of Covid-19 epidemic. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 626372-01-08-1583658980947 — Cutomers queue to pay their food and essential products in a supermarket in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-03-07T175449Z_1919179556_RC25FF9TR05A_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1583658987618 — People visit Piazza of Duomo, virtually deserted as Italy battles a coronavirus outbreak, in Florence. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-08T083236Z_1676919404_RC2KFF9QD1IF_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1583659001256 — A woman wears a protective face mask at Roma Termini railway station, after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of the country, in Rome. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-07T164813Z_2005259536_RC24FF96SFZ5_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1583658994712 — Piazza Sordello, virtually deserted as Italy battles a coronavirus outbreak in Mantua. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-08T082547Z_1059992020_RC2KFF9RUU2M_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1583658956541 — A woman wears a protective face mask at Roma Termini railway station, in Rome. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-08T081409Z_354236064_RC2KFF9UHBA7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1583659009350 — Empty streets are seen as the Italian government prepares to adopt tough new measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, in Milan. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 612303-01-08-1583659006416 — A picture shows the deserted Corso Vittorio Emanuele, one of the busiest shopping areas of the city of Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-03-08T082626Z_991428589_RC2KFF9DI63L_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1583658975664 — A train to Rome is seen after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of the country, in Verona. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-08T082612Z_500699576_RC2KFF9QO3W7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY [1]-1583658972078 — A general view of Porta Garibaldi city gate, after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of the country, in Milan. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 628438-01-08-1583659003963 — Passengers wearing a protective face mask wait outside the arrivals terminal in Linate Airport in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 628452-01-08-1583658965838 — An empty hall of Linate Airport in Milan, after millions of people were placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-03-08T082510Z_1695975002_RC2KFF9UE0T7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1583658959741 — A woman in face mask is seen at Milan's Porta Garibaldi railway station. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-08T082259Z_644262864_RC2KFF9NC6FW_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-ITALY-1583658963103 — A man wears a protective face mask after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of the country, in Milan. Image Credit: REUTERS

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