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Newshour: 08/03/2020 13:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Northern Italy quarantines 16 million people

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Coronavirus: Northern Italy quarantines 16 million people

08/03/2020 13:06 GMT

08/03/2020 13:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Northern Italy quarantines 16 million people

BBC World Service - Newshour, Coronavirus: Northern Italy quarantines 16 million people

Anyone living in Lombardy and 14 other provinces will need special permission to travel

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Italy has imposed the most drastic restrictions on movement since the Second World War as it seeks to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Also in the programme: Six dead in China quarantine hotel collapse; and a discussion on the rise populist movements in Europe.

(Photo: Flights appear to be operating out of Milan's airports despite the quarantine. Credit: AFP)

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