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Italy closes cinemas, theatres, museums nationwide in coronavirus lockdown: Govt

Italy has closed museums, theatres, cinemas and other entertainme... Read More
ROME:

Italy

has closed museums, theatres, cinemas and other entertainment venues nationwide to fight the spread of the coronavirus, said a decree signed Sunday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

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On top of the forced quarantine of 15 million people in vast areas of northern Italy until April 3, the government has also closed schools, nightclubs and casinos throughout the country, according to the text of the decree published on the government website.

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