BBCNEWS BBC News March 8, 2020
In central milan this morning, an uneasy quiet. A quarter of italys population, some 16 Million People, including those living in the countrys second biggest city, now quarantine. Translation we are facing a national emergency. We have done so from the outside with exceptional precautionary measures, and we are facing it with great awareness, without underestimating the situation. But such a drastic measure is an admission that italy has so far failed to contain the virus, with around 6000 cases and more than 230 deaths. It is not a com plete more than 230 deaths. It is not a complete lockdown...