On March 8, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decision to block northern Italy to prevent the rapid spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in this country. In the photo, the road to Linate airport (Milan, Italy) is deserted after the blockade.
The new blockade by Italy is the most drastic isolation measure applied outside China to date, Reuters reported. Accordingly, the blockade affects about 16 million people in the Lombardy region and 14 northern provinces of the Emilia Romagna, Marche, Piedmont and Veneto regions. The order is valid until April 3. In the photo, soldiers and police patrol Milan's main train station as the authorities prepare to blockade Lombardy.
People are only allowed to leave the blocked areas in case of emergency. At train stations, police and medical staff wear masks, protective gear, and check passengers who are evacuated to the southern area to avoid the blockade. In the photo, people waiting to get on the bus to leave Lampugnano Station in Milan (Italy).
The blockade order has made life here more chaotic, many areas are deserted. A photo of a boy cycling outside the San Siro Stadium (Milan, Italy), where AC Milan played against Genova of the Italian National Football Championship (serie A), on March 8, which was crowded with spectators, now has only one closed door.
The lockdown came after the number of SARS-CoV-2 virus infections in Italy increased sharply to more than 7,300 cases and the number of deaths increased by more than 50% in just 24 hours to 366 cases. Also on March 8, the train station in Rimini (Italy) had no more train passengers.
Most of the people appearing at the train station were police officers. They carry out the task of patrolling the train station, strengthening inspection measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
A bar in Venice (Italy) closed after the blockade.
Nightlife in navigli district (Milan, Italy) is often bustling and bustling with many fashion stores, art studios, bars and restaurants along the canal, now deserted. Most of the stores here were closed due to emergency decisions by the Italian government to limit the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on March 8.
