Coronavirus outbreak: Italy weighs locking down much of the country’s north | World News,The Indian Express

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy weighs locking down much of the country’s north | World News,The Indian Express

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy weighs locking down much of the country’s north

By: New York Times | Updated: March 8, 2020 at 9:05 am

If implemented, it would be the most sweeping effort outside China to stop the spread of the coronavirus and would be tantamount to sacrificing the Italian economy in the short term to save it from the ravages of the virus in the long term.