Lazio, the region around Rome, has
decided to follow the lead of Lombardy and Campania and impose a
curfew after a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
The curfew in Lombardy, the region around Milan, comes into
effect at 23:00 on Thursday and will run every day until
November 13 until 5:00.
People are only allowed out in that time period for work reasons
or for specific needs, such as health reasons.
The lockdown in Campania follows the same time frame and kicks
in on Friday.
Lazio's curfew also starts on Friday but it runs from 24:00.
Premier Giuseppe Conte has told the Italian public to avoid all
non-necessary trips out of the home in order to combat the
spread of the coronavirus and avert the need for another
lockdown.
Italy registered over 15,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
with 127 sufferers dying in 24 hours.
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