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Jewelry shops along the historic Ponte Vecchio old bridge are closed and few visitors walk along the bridge, in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Italy entered its first day under a nationwide lockdown after a government decree extended restrictions on movement from the hard-hit north to the rest of the country to prevent the spreading of coronavirus. (Jennifer Lorenzini/LaPresse via AP)

Jewelry shops along the historic Ponte Vecchio old bridge are closed and few visitors walk along the bridge, in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Italy entered its first day under a nationwide lockdown after a government decree extended restrictions on movement from the hard-hit north to the rest of the country to prevent the spreading of coronavirus. (Jennifer Lorenzini/LaPresse via AP)

March 10, 2020

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Virus-hit Italy gets more isolated as nations restrict entry
March 10, 2020 4:23 p.m.

Virus-hit Italy gets more isolated as nations restrict entry

ROME (AP) — Italians faced travel restrictions at home and abroad Tuesday as other countries isolated Italy with flight bans and sweeping quarantine measures took effect nationwide in a desperate government bid to slow the new coronavirus’ silent spread.