Photos: Italy goes into nationwide lockdown as virus numbers escalate
Updated On Mar 11, 2020 05:13 PM IST
Italy was placed under a complete lockdown after the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus surged to 9,172 along with total 463 deaths as of Monday, the most in any European country. Italy woke up to deserted streets on Tuesday after the government extended quarantine measures across the entire country in a bid to slow Europe's worst outbreak of the virus. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte also tightened security measures across the country, including the ban on all forms of gatherings in public places or sites.
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A view of the Saint Peter’s Square in Rome. Italy woke up on to deserted streets in an unprecedented lockdown on Tuesday after the government extended quarantine measures across the entire country in a bid to slow Europe’s worst outbreak of the coronavirus. (Guglielmo Mangiapane / REUTERS)
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Soldiers wear mask as they monitor the travellers inside Rome’s Termini train station . “The future of Italy is in our hands. Let us all do our part, by giving up something for our collective good,” Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a tweet, encouraging people to take personal responsibility amid the outbreak. (Andrew Medichini / AP)
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A woman walks past the deserted Vittorio Emanuele II galleria shopping mall in Milan. For at least the next three weeks, people have been told to move around only for reasons of work, for health needs or emergencies or else stay at home. Anyone travelling will have to fill in a document declaring their reasons and carry it with them. (Miguel Medina / AFP)
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Commuters, some wearing a protective mask, travel in the underground metro in downtown Milan. Commuters could easily find seats in the usually jam-packed underground system during the morning rush hours. (Miguel Medina / AFP)
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A view of the empty Mapei stadium during the Serie A football match between Sassuolo and Brescia. Large gatherings and outdoor events have been banned, while bars and restaurants will have to close from 6 pm. Schools and universities will remain closed until April 3. (Massimo Paolone / AP)
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A man wearing a protective mask shops at a fruit and vegetable market in Rome. Shortly after the measures were announced, shoppers in Rome rushed to supermarkets to stock up on food and basic necessities, promoting the government to declare that supplies would be guaranteed and urging people not to panic buy. (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP)
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Automobiles sit parked outside Italy’s Stock Exchange—the Borsa Italiana, in Milan. On Monday, the Milan stock exchange dropped over 11% and Italy’s borrowing costs shot up, reviving fears that an economy already on the brink of recession and struggling under the euro zone’s second-heaviest debt pile could be plunged into crisis. (Gianmarco Maraviglia / Bloomberg)
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