Italy is set to lock down at least 10 million people in the region of Lombardy

[Mrs. Overall]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51787238

The mandatory quarantine will last until early April.

The dramatic escalation in the country's efforts to contain the new deadly coronavirus will close gyms, pools, museums and ski resorts.

Italy is Europe's worst hit-country and reported a steep rise in virus infections on Saturday.

The new measures could take effect as early as Sunday and will last until 3 April.

The death toll in Italy has passed 230, with officials reporting more than 50 deaths in 24 hours. The number of confirmed cases jumped by more than 1,200 to 5,883 on Saturday.

The whole northern region of Lombardy, home to 10 million people and Italy's financial centre Milan, will be closed off except to emergency access, and 11 provinces including Venice, Parma and Modena will be affected.

[Jarqui]

1. Good on them. They have no choice.

Hopefully more countries will join the dots

[First Speaker]

2. Good. Get medieval on its ass.

[stillcool]

3. Haven't seen anything about the Pope lately..

wonder if he's still under the weather.

[kimbutgar]

4. All those Chinese who worked in the clothing industry going back and forth from China

They have these sweatshops in Italy of Chinese workers. It’s a dirty little secret of why it is so bad in Italy. All those Italian designed clothes made in Italy by Chinese workers.

[wishstar]

6. I recall several news reports about the shadow economy of Chinese owned textile factories in Italy

where the Chinese workers are paid very low wages.

[kimbutgar]

7. I've been to Italy every year since 2016 and brought nice but really inexpensive clothes

With made in Italy labels. While in Florence in 2017, I talked with someone who told me about these sweatshops that hurt native Italians. I did research that night and was surprised to learn about it. So when I heard that it was bad in Italy I immediately knew. This guy told me there are these factory towns that are like little Chinese villages. People come and go there back to China. Was in the Rome airport in October last year in the terminal I was in had a lot of Chinese people. I am not prejudiced against Chinese people. I’ve lived in San Francisco my whole life and have many Chinese friends and acquaintances. But I was surprised at all the Chinese I saw in Italy.

P.s won’t be going to Italy this year.

[GusBob]

5. Henceforth known as the Chinese model

Ask the WHO