Italy's prime minister has announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine, restricting the movements of about a quarter of the country's population.
Rome - Italy's prime minister announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of the country's population in a bid to limit contagions at the epicenter of Europe's outbreak.
A man wearing a face mask waits for the bus at a stop in Goyang, South Korea. Picture: Ahn Young-joon/AP Packed bars and restaurants quickly emptied out as many people rushed to the train station in Padua. Travellers with suitcases, wearing face masks, gloves and carrying bottles of sanitizing gel shoved their way on to trains.
The spread of the virus has also taken a psychological toll. Authorities and manufacturers have been trying to assure panicking consumers they don’t need to hoard toilet paper, which have vanished from store shelves in various nations. Spectators' seats are empty during a fight between sumo wrestlers at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan. Picture: Kyodo News via AP
While many scientists say the world is clearly in the grips of a pandemic - a serious global outbreak – the World Health Organization
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