Drastic move: Emergency room, shops in Italian town under lockdown due to Covid-19

A resident wearing a protective respiratory mask is pictured on a street of Codogno, southeast of Milan, on Saturday (Feb 22). The town has been placed under lockdown due to a flurry new cases of coronavirus. Codogno has a population of 15,000 where three people have already tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. - AFP

CODOGNO: While China is confidently dealing with Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. It's panic station in a town in Italy and it's all due to three sick people.

Streets were deserted and residents warned to keep out of an emergency room on Saturday (Feb 22) in an Italian town placed under lockdown due to a flurry new cases of coronavirus.