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A man walks along a road leading to St. Mary Major Basilica, silhouetted in background, in Rome, Sunday, March 22, 2020. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has told the nation he is tightening the lockdown to fight the rampaging spread of coronavirus, shuttind down all production facilities except those that are "necessary, crucial, indispensible to guarantee" the good of the country. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

A man walks along a road leading to St. Mary Major Basilica, silhouetted in background, in Rome, Sunday, March 22, 2020. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has told the nation he is tightening the lockdown to fight the rampaging spread of coronavirus, shuttind down all production facilities except those that are "necessary, crucial, indispensible to guarantee" the good of the country. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some …

March 22, 2020

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Italy's restrictions grow more specific in bid to slow virus
March 22, 2020 4:32 p.m.

Italy's restrictions grow more specific in bid to slow virus

SOAVE, Italy (AP) — In its most far-reaching measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, Italy is slowing industrial production nationwide, while the hardest-hit region of Lombardy banned any outdoor exercise not on personal property and set distance limits on dog-walking.