Italian Towns on Lockdown After 2 Virus Deaths.
TheAmazingWorld on Feb 22 2020 A dozen northern Italian towns are on effective lockdown after the new virus linked to China claimed two lives in Italy and sickened an increasing number of people. A dozen northern Italian towns were on effective lockdown Saturday after the new virus linked to China claimedtwo lives in Italy and sickened an increasing number of people who had no direct links to the origin of the virus. The secondary contagions prompted local authorities in towns in Lombardy and Veneto to order schools, businesses and restaurants closed, and to cancel sporting events and Masses. The mayor of Milan, the business capital of Italy, shuttered public offices. Hundreds of people who came into contact with themore than 25people confirmed infected in Italy were in isolation pending test results, and civil protection crews set up a tent camp outside a closed hospital in Veneto to screen medical staff for the virus. In hard-hit Codogno …More