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Italy begins first day of full lock down

10/03/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - World Update, Italy begins first day of full lock down

The entire country is told to stay at home

As a result of the spread of coronavirus, Italy has been placed under a nationwide lockdown. Public gatherings have been banned and people have been urged to stay at home unless for work.

Also in the programme: President Trump is expected to meet with Republican party congressional leaders to discuss a response to the expected slowdown of the US economy; and classic rock band Led Zeppelin win court case stating they did not copy the opening riff to Stairway To Heaven.

(PHOTO: A general view shows a deserted terminal at Milan-Malpensa airport in Ferno, northwest of Milan (CREDIT: MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images))

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