Italy will be placed under a nationwide lockdown for the Easter weekend, according to a draft law decree seen by Reuters, as the government battles to stem a fresh surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalisations.
Non-essential shops will be shut from 3 April to 5 April. On those days, Italians will only be allowed to leave their homes for work, health or emergency reasons.
The draft decree also said that as of Monday curbs will be tightened in the country's low-risk 'yellow' regions, where movement between towns will be severely limited and restaurants and bars will be closed.