The quarantine in northern Italy, affecting more than a quarter of the country's population, will be effective until April 3
MILAN—The Italian government is locking down 17 million people—more than a quarter of its population—including in Milan, the surrounding Lombardy region and 14 neighboring provinces, in the most sweeping steps any European country has prepared to take against the coronavirus epidemic.
A decree from the Italian Prime Minister’s office says people living in Lombardy, where Milan is the capital, and the named provinces in Lombardy’s nearby regions must “absolutely avoid any movement into and out of the areas.”The global spread of the novel coronavirus is affecting many aspects of daily life and soon, that could include what's in your medicine cabinet. WSJ’s Charley Grant explains.
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