Italy will now close all shops except pharmacies and food outlets in the country's war against coronavirus . Giuseppe Conte, the nation's Prime Minister, also said bars and hairdressers will shut after the death toll rose by 196 today.
Company departments which are not essential for production will no longer operate in the country for the foreseeable future.
There are more than 12,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Italy, a figure rising every day. Many airlines, including British Airways, still won't fly to Italy from the UK as a result.
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