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FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 file photo, gondoliers wait for customers in Venice, Italy. With the coronavirus emergency deepening in Europe, Italy, a focal point in the contagion, risks falling back into recession as foreign tourists are spooked from visiting its cultural treasures and the global market shrinks for prized artisanal products, from fashion to design. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 file photo, gondoliers wait for customers in Venice, Italy. With the coronavirus emergency deepening in Europe, Italy, a focal point in the contagion, risks falling back into recession as foreign tourists are spooked from visiting its cultural treasures and the global market shrinks for prized artisanal products, from fashion to design. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

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.