Coronavirus: What Italy's complete lockdown means for its 60 million people

Italians have been told to avoid all non-essential travel as quarantine measures were extended to the whole country to stop the spread of Coronavirus

In an unprecedented crackdown on the spread of Coronavirus, Italy Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday announced that the movement of 60 million across the country would be sharply restricted. With 7,300 infected in the country, Italy has reported most number of cases after China, where the virus erupted. Deaths in Milan's Lombardy alone jumped to 333, while the national death toll soared to 463, the highest in the world after China. The latest restrictions have put in place until 3 April.

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed Italy's tough measures, noting that just four countries