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The Italian prime minister has signed a decree establishing quarantine across the country starting Thursday.
The head of the Italian government Giuseppe Conte signed a decree, from Tuesday evening to Wednesday, which establishes quarantine throughout the national territory starting Thursday from 22:00 (21:00 GMT) local, the media of the Peninsula inform Wednesday, cited by AFP.
Other restrictive measures have also been decided, which will be specified on that day by Conte and will be in force until 3 December, including the closure of shopping centers on the weekend.
First country in Europe hit by the COVID-19 epidemic in February, Italy recorded more than 39,000 deaths in more than 750,000 cases, recalls France Presse.
According to this new decree, the 20 regions of Italy will be divided, according to the press, into three areas – green, orange and red – according to the severity of the epidemiological situation and in which more or less restrictive measures will be applied.
On a national level, a traffic restriction will be imposed from 22:00 to 5:00 in the morning and it will be possible to drive during this period only for work or health reasons that must be justified.
High schools will have to switch to distance learning and museums will be closed.
Shopping centers will also be closed on weekends or public holidays and public transport will not be able to accept more than 50% of the total passenger capacity.
From this date, cruises are also canceled, with the exception of those already in progress.
The Ministry of Health will decide on the classification of the regions and on their possible color change on the basis of about twenty factors, including the rate of transmission or occupancy of beds in hospitals or intensive care units.
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