Factbox: Italy orders shutdown in northern areas to contain coronavirus


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  • Sunday, 08 Mar 2020

A man wears a protective face mask after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of the country, in Milan, Italy March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

(Reuters) - Italy has imposed a virtual lockdown across a wide swathe of its wealthy north, including the financial capital Milan, in its latest attempt to contain a growing outbreak of coronavirus.

Here is a summary of the main points of the 13-page decree, which builds on and tightens various other measures introduced since Feb. 22. All the new rules are valid until April 3.

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