'All forms of gatherings in public places or sites open to the public.'
Marriages and funerals were banned for more than three weeks and bars and restaurants were told to close at 6 pm, with the prime minister urging people to"stay at home".
"All forms of gatherings in public places or sites open to the public" were banned, the decree said, while sporting events of all levels and disciplines were cancelled -- stopping play in the top-flight Serie A football league. "Today is our moment of responsibility. We cannot let our guard down," Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a dramatic evening television address before signing the latest decree.
Supermarkets open overnight in Rome and Naples were packed with residents stocking up on food as well as soap and disinfectant, Italian media reported. Only sports competitions organised by international bodies will be allowed to go ahead -- but without spectators.Italy has the world's second-oldest population after Japan, according to the World Bank, and older people appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the new coronavirus.
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