16 million people in northern Italy are quarantined because of Corona

Arab Weather - The Italian authorities closed several sectors in northern Italy today, Sunday, including the financial capital Milan, in a new attempt to contain the spread of the Corona virus, until April 3.

These tough decisions signed by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte are unprecedented to be a law affecting about 16 million people, and these tough decisions and measures include not entering or leaving people from the Lombardy region, which is the most affluent Italian region, and 14 other provinces, including: Venice Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia and Rimini .

By this decision, the government prohibited any movement to or from these areas, or even within them, except for proven reasons related to work, emergency, or health reasons.

The authorities will close all museums, games halls, cultural centers, ski resorts and swimming pools in the targeted areas. The authorities will also cancel the leaves of health workers as Italian hospitals are under stress due to the virus, according to "Reuters"

The large increase in the number of people infected with the disease within 24 hours prompted the government to take this decision, as it increased more than 1,200 cases, and this is the largest daily increase since the outbreak began in the country two weeks ago. The number of Corona deaths in Italy increased by 36 deaths to 233, while the number increased Patients in the intensive care unit to 567, an increase of 23% over the previous day. 5883 Italians were infected with the virus, and 589 of them were fully recovered .