March 10, 2020 More 'extreme measures' needed as coronavirus spreads, says disaster preparedness expert More and extreme emergency measures should be taken because and in spite of the amount of important data that is still missing on the coronavirus' spread in the United States, National Center for Disaster Preparedness Director Dr. Irwin Redlener warned Tuesday.
March 10, 2020 Italy faces first day of nationwide coronavirus lockdown, Europe to discuss spread of epidemic As Italy enters its first day of a sweeping, nationwide lockdown Tuesday, European leaders are expected to hold a conference call on how to best curb the spread of the coronavirus across the continent that’s now seen more than 520 deaths from the highly infectious COVID-19 illness.
March 10, 2020 What are the restrictions in Italy after nationwide lockdown? Italy extended its emergency coronavirus measures to the entire country on Monday, putting more than 60 million people on lockdown as it struggles to limit the spread of the virus. It is the worst-hit country outside of China and the first in Europe to put its entire population on lockdown.
March 10, 2020 Mortgage payments suspended across Italy amid coronavirus outbreak A top Italian finance official on Tuesday announced that mortgage payments will be suspended throughout the country shortly after the government took the extreme measure amid the coronavirus fight and announced the lockdown of the entire country.
March 9, 2020 Italy expands travel restrictions to cover whole country as coronavirus outbreak worsens Italy's prime minister announced Monday evening that he was expanding restrictions on travel to cover the entire country in an unprecedented peacetime move to try to stop the spread of coronavirus.
March 9, 2020 Coronavirus hits Italian box office hard, sparks fears of impacting US film industry Efforts by the Italian government to curtail the spread of the coronavirus are already having a major impact on the country’s film box office, which could affect the industry in the United States.
March 9, 2020 Saudi Arabia closes its borders to air, sea travel amid coronavirus Saudi Arabia closed its borders to air and sea travel from 14 countries affected by the new coronavirus Monday as nations around the world continue to take steps to slow down the spread of the outbreak.
March 9, 2020 Italian inmates die during protest over coronavirus measures Italian penitentiary police said Monday that six inmates protesting virus containment measures at a northern Italian lock-up have died after they broke into the infirmary and overdosed on methadone.
March 9, 2020 Regal Princess cruise ship workers test negative for coronavirus in Florida There was concern because the crew members had recently worked on the Grand Princess ship.
March 8, 2020 Italy surpasses South Korea in coronavirus cases, second only to China As the coronavirus outbreak spreads globally, Italy is now the No. 2 epicenter, surpassing South Korea.