Italy is to close all shops except food stores and pharmacies in Europe's toughest lockdown yet as virus deaths and cases continue to mount.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said bars, restaurants, hairdressers and non-essential company departments would also close. Home delivery would be allowed.
The country has already closed schools, gyms, museums, nightclubs and other venues across the country.
It has more than 12,000 confirmed cases and a death toll of 827.
The confirmed cases include a player for Juventus football club, Daniele Rugani.
[Source: BBC]
