The crisis of the Coronavirus in Italy is coming to a head dramatically. The government is taking even more drastic measures to stop the spread. Large parts of the economically powerful North will be blocked. Just how it will be implemented is unclear.
In the fight against the Coronavirus, the government in Italy restricts the freedom of movement of about 16 million citizens in the North drastically. Is affected, among other things, the city of Milan and the tourist centre of Venice.
The people in the economy strong in Lombardy, and in 14 other provinces are likely to only be put in for valid reasons from the area in addition to or in you, said the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte in the night to Sunday. It was unclear, however, how exactly the checks will take place and how, for example, tourists can leave the country.
Closures apply to 3. April
The closures are to from now until the first of the 3. April apply. Conte said at the same time, there is no stop for flights and trains. It was "red Zonen". But a journey must have a reason. And the police can stop people and ask for it.
"We stand in front of a national Notlage", Conte said. The closures also cities such as Parma, Modena or Padova are affected in addition to Lombardy, the economic heart of Italy,. Conte said he had signed a corresponding decree. The fear of extreme consequences for companies from abroad.
Conte also confirmed a far-reaching prohibitions for the country as a whole. All cinemas, theatres, museums, sports clubs, demonstrations and many other events need to close or fall out.
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Italy has the most infections in Europe
Italy is the state in Europe, with the most confirmed Sars-CoV-2 infections. The number of Infected and dead is rising despite extensive counter measures constantly. Until Saturday, the authorities were 5883 people with an infection. 233 people have died. Most of Lombardy is affected, followed by the Emilia-Romagna and Veneto.
The Federal Foreign office in Berlin, strove for enlightenment, what is the meaning of the newly imposed measures for German travellers and travelling out of the affected provinces. From the Ministry of foreign Affairs said on Sunday, the German missions abroad would provide to German in the fields of "to unterstützen" if needed;. The Tourism has collapsed in Italy since the outbreak of the crisis.
On Sunday, the Ansa news Agency of the people, who rose in Milan in trains or buses, to leave the city reported to be without controls. It was unclear how the situation on motorways, whether you can drive, for example, by the blocked areas.
The Zone may only be entered in "serious or unvermeidlichen" Occasions
The new announcements by the government are likely to change the daily lives of a total of around 60 million citizens, after the already taken measures, such as land-locking-wide school closings are already a lot of day-to-day meetings. "We have to contain two objectives: The expansion of the infection and an Overload of the hospital facilities to vermeiden", Conte explained.
You should the zones from "serious and unvermeidlichen" Occasions entering or leaving, such as for the purposes of work or for family reasons, it said. Of the blocking measures in the provinces of: Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, Pesaro and Urbino, Alessandria, Asti, Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Vercelli, Padua, Treviso and Venice are affected in addition to the whole of Lombardy.
At the end of February, smaller areas had already been declared with a total of around 50,000 people in the province of Lodi in Lombardy and in the Veneto region restriction zones.
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"It is a limited Mobilität" prevails;
Within the new restricted areas are not allowed to move residents completely free, as the Premier announced. "It is a limited Mobilität" prevails;, he said. You should leave the house only for a good reason. Bars and Restaurants are expected to open only from 6 to 18 hours, but only if you ensured that between the guests, with a minimum distance of one Meter was maintained. For stores, the times were restricted.
In order to get the crisis under control, has closed the government in Rome, among other things, before all schools in the country, kindergartens and universities until the middle of March. The effect of these measures was, however, put many citizens out of the question, because the Virus spread quickly.
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