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2020-03-08 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Italian leader orders lockdown of Venice and Milan as coronavirus spreads

[New York Post] Italy’s prime minister on Sunday ordered the complete lockdown of some 16 million people in the country’s coronavirus-plagued north ‐ including the cities of Venice and Milan ‐ in a draconian health measure expected to be approved by legislators later in the day.

The quarantine ordered by Guiseppe Conte effects ten million living in the Lombardy region another 6 million living in 14 provinces; it bars anyone from entering or leaving except for "undeferrable work needs or emergency situations" until at least April 3.

Anyone breaking the quarantine will face three months in jail, The Guardian reported.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-08 08:08|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 They make it sound like he's some sort of autocrat.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-08 08:17|| 2020-03-08 08:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Should have seen what the Count of Milan and the bishop did with the first wave of the Plague. BTW, it worked in greatly reducing the disease's effect upon the local population.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-03-08 08:34|| 2020-03-08 08:34|| Front Page Top

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