FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks during a news conference due to coronavirus spread, in Rome, Italy March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
ROME - Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday that all Italian businesses must close until April 3, with the exception of those essential to maintaining the country’s supply chain, in the latest desperate effort to halt the coronavirus epidemic. Italy recorded a jump in deaths from the virus of almost 800 on Saturday, taking the toll in the world’s hardest-hit country to almost 5,000.
“It is the most difficult crisis in our post-war period,” Conte said in a video posted on Facebook, adding that “only production activities deemed vital for national production will be allowed”. Supermarkets, pharmacies, postal and banking services will remain open, Conte said, and essential public services including transport will be ensured.The government is expected to publish an emergency decree on Sunday to make the latest crackdown immediately effective.
ezracheungtoto The CCP is shamelessly blaming that COVID19 ChineseVirus originates from Italia since Nov2019, before China. Please help spread this to your italian friends.
WAAAYYYYY late on this. Italy should have done what China did and shut everything down weeks ago. Now its screwed with hundreds dying everyday and America has foolishly followed in its footsteps.
Rombardia local government tested widely and tried to trace contacts with sick people as the deaths with virus began. But PM Conte in central government objected the mass test of Rombardia. Conte's wrong decision brought the different results from S.Korea. Scale of test is
It's crazy out here. Try and avoid the same fate.
This is all happening after the fact. ALL COUNTRIES MUST DO THIS NOW!
Italy should close everything till the whole april
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