The World Health Organization officially declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic
From CNN's Barbie Latza Nadeau in Rome
A priest comes out of a church in Rome to give a blessing over a coffin sitting in the trunk of a car. Barbie Latza Nadeau/CNN As part of nationwide quarantine measures, Italy has issued a ban on all public gatherings — including weddings and funerals. But at least one group of mourners in Rome got around the restrictions by parking a hearse outside a church and having a priest come outside to give a blessing over the coffin as it sat inside.hair cut on the streetsStores have been limiting the number of people allowed to enter, while bars and restaurants have been keeping tables apart and using tape to mark one-meter gaps between people.
The workaround came after public gatherings including funerals were suspended in Italy as part of nationwide quarantine measures. Barbie Latza Nadeau/CNN
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