Emergency room, shops closed in Rome on coronavirus lockdown
Streets were deserted and residents warned to keep out of a crisis room on Saturday within an Italian town put under lockdown because of a flurry new cases of coronavirus.
"No entry" read the sign on the er in the small town of Codogno with a population of 15,000 where three persons have previously tested positive for the virus, including one 38-year old man now on life support.Italy on Friday became the first European country to report a death from coronavirus, a 78-year-old retired bricklayer from the Padua area in Italy's north who had tested positive for the virus.
Adriano Trevisan was admitted to hospital 10 days earlier for an unrelated ailment, Italy's health minister said.He was one of two people in the Veneto region with the virus, where another confirmed case overnight in a 53-year old man brought that number to three, president of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia told Rai24 news.In nearby Lombardy, another 16 other persons were learned to have caught the virus and the spot took immediate measures to isolate damaged areas.
In Rome, three persons are being treated in isolation for the virus. At Codogno's centre, only a bakery and a pharmacy were open, while other shops posted signs saying they were closed due to an area ordinance.At the civic hospital, there was very little movement early Saturday other than nurses and other personnel finishing their night shifts.
Anyone who has tested positive for the virus in Codogno are the 38-year-old man's wife, who's eight months pregnant, and another man. Three others in the city have tested positive to an initial novel coronavirus test and are awaiting their definitive results.
Since December, COVID-19 has killed a lot more than 2,200 persons in China, the epidemic's epicentre.Elsewhere on the planet, it has killed over twelve people and spread across some 27 countries and territories. Last Sunday, an 80-year-old Chinese tourist died from the brand new coronavirus in France.
In the areas in northern Italy, over 50,000 people have been asked to remain in the home while all public activities such as carnival celebrations, church masses and sports have been banned for a week.
Codogno Mayor Francesco Passerini said locals were "extremely worried" about the spread of the deadly disease.
