Only pharmacies, food shops allowed to operate in desperate bid to halt virus spread. FMTNews Italy Pharmacies
The closures would run for at least 2 weeks according to the Italian govt.
“Thank you to all Italians who make sacrifices. We are proving to be a great nation,” Conte said in his nine-minute evening prime time address to the nation.An existing clampdown on public gathering and basic travel had already emptied streets and shuttered everything from churches to restaurants. “I can’t even recognise Rome now,” 30-year-old Muscovite Yekaterina said while posing alone for a photo by the usually bustling Trevi Fountain in the heart of Rome.How Italians will get by in the meantime is not entirely clear.
Italy’s Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said half the money would be used immediately and the other half stowed away and tapped should the health crisis spiral out of control. Gualtieri said “partial state guarantees” were being discussed to help Italy’s creaking banks survive a resulting cash crunch.Italy has witnessed nearly 60% of the deaths recorded outside China since the epidemic first started spreading from the Asian giant’s central Hubei province in January.
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