Italy quarantines 16 MILLION people in measures to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus

Milan is eerily quiet as Italy quarantines 16 million people in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus.

More than a quarter of the country's population has been put into lockdown in the north of the country, including Lombardy - Italy's wealthiest region

Italy has been the worst country in Europe to have been hit by the outbreak, with 233 people dying after testing positive.

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