Italy
Stay
inside, don't travel, don't socialise: Italy's coronavirus lockdown rules
Country’s
prime minister has put the nation of 60 million people under special quarantine
measures
Agence
France-Presse
Tue 10 Mar
2020 05.25 GMTLast modified on Tue 10 Mar 2020 05.41 GMT
Italians
have been told to stay at home and avoid all non-essential travel as quarantine
measures were extended to the whole country to stop the spread of the
coronavirus.
Here are
the main points of a government decree signed on Monday night that brings the
restrictions into effect until 3 April.
Don’t
travel
From
Tuesday, the movements of Italy’s population of 60 million are severely
limited. Travel is only allowed for “urgent, verifiable work situations and
emergencies or health reasons”.
People who
have tested positive for Covid-19 must not leave their homes for any reason,
while anyone with a fever or respiratory symptoms are strongly encouraged to
stay at home and limit social contact, including with their doctor.
To avoid
work-related travel, public and private companies have been urged to put their
staff on leave.
Gatherings
cancelled
The latest
decree prohibits “all forms of gatherings in public places or sites open to the
public” – going further than the rules that went into force over the weekend in
large parts of northern Italy.
Sporting
events of all levels and disciplines were cancelled, stopping play in the
top-flight Serie-A football league.
High-level
professional training for top national sports events and competitions organised
by international bodies, such as the Olympic Games, may go ahead without spectators.
All athletes, coaches and managers will undergo health checks.
Swimming
pools, spas, sports halls and wellness centres must not operate, and ski
resorts across the country are shut.
Venues
closed
To
encourage people to stay in, bars and restaurants are only allowed to open
between 6am and 6pm, and only if it is possible to keep a distance of at least
a metre between customers.
All museums
and cultural venues are closed, as well as nightclubs, cinemas, theatres and
casinos, which have been shut since the weekend.
While
supermarkets will remain open, large shopping centres and department stores
must close on public holidays and the day before public holidays.
School’s
out
Schools and
universities are closed, and all exams cancelled.
Religious
institutions will stay open, as long as people can stay a metre from one another
– but ceremonies such as marriages, baptisms and funerals are banned.
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