Conte extends coronavirus lockdown to all of Italy
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on 9 March 2020 that the movement restrictions imposed on Lombardy and northern provinces would apply nationwide.
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on 9 March 2020 that the movement restrictions imposed on Lombardy and northern provinces would apply nationwide. Under the decree, people could travel only for work, health or other essential reasons, and public gatherings were banned across the country.
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Giuseppe Conte
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- 1.Threat of coronavirus pandemic ‘very real’: Live updatesAl Jazeera · verified
- 2.Coronavirus Italy: PM extends lockdown to entire countryThe Guardian · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Conte extends coronavirus lockdown to all of Italy. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/italy-extends-coronavirus-movement-restrictions-nationwide-2020-03-09
https://factrail.ai/facts/italy-extends-coronavirus-movement-restrictions-nationwide-2020-03-09
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