News Alert: Italy announces it will stop almost all commercial activity aside from supermarkets and pharmacies, ramping up national lockdown

The new measures, announced by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, amount to an unprecedented commercial shutdown. They come in response to pressure from politicians in northern Italy, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, who had said more dramatic measures were needed to slow the virus's spread.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Mar 11, 5:22 PM     Italy announces it will stop almost all commercial activity aside from supermarkets and pharmacies, ramping up national lockdown The new measures, announced by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, amount to an unprecedented commercial shutdown. They come in response to pressure from politicians in northern Italy, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, who had said more dramatic measures were needed to slow the virus's spread. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2020 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071