Breaking
Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte will sign a new decree and the nationwide measures will be introduced in the morning.
The whole of Italy is being put on lockdown as the country tries to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
All public gatherings will be banned, sports events are suspended, and movement is being restricted across the country.
Italy is the worst-hit nation in Europe with 463 virus-related deaths, an increase of almost 100 in a 24-hour period, and more than 9,000 confirmed infections.
Around 60 million people will now effectively be placed under quarantine by the strict measures which had already been introduced in northern and some central areas over the weekend.
More than 300 of the fatalities are in Lombardy - one of five regions which were already in lockdown.
with our Republican congress people going from denying this epidemic to self quarantine, this may be coming our way.
Hopefully this will get our POTUS’ attention about getting serious about this.
I’m not at panic level yet, but I did buy a month’s worth of groceries this weekend. Of course no hand sanitizer, anti bacterial soap, and of all things toilet paper. Thankfully Wal-greens still had some TP.
My question to readers here: have you done anything like buying extra supplies to prepare? And if so, can you provide some info for what people should be doing?