Italy Clamps Down On Public Events And Travel To Halt Spread Of Coronavirus

ROME, ITALY – MARCH 12: Mechanics wearing protective mask work in their garage during the Coronavirus emergency, on March 12, 2020, in Rome, Italy. The Italian Government has taken the unprecedented measure of a nationwide lockdown by closing all businesses except essential services such as, pharmacies, grocery stores, hardware stores and tobacconists and banks, in an effort to fight the world’s second-most deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak outside of China. The movements in and out are allowed only for work and health reasons proven by a medical certificate. The number of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus COVID-19 disease in Italy has jumped up to at least 10590 while the death toll has surpassed 827. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)