Italians returning home from abroad must self-isolate for 14 days - government

A airport worker wearing a protective face mask gestures at Rome's Fiumicino airport, on the third day of an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, in Rome, Italy, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government ruled on Tuesday that all Italians returning to the country from abroad must self-isolate for 14 days, in a further effort to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Growing numbers of Italians abroad are seeking to return home as the virus spread in other European countries.