Coronavirus causes air pollution over northern Italy to plummet as factories close and travel halted
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus causes air pollution over northern Italy to plummet as factories close and travel halted

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Air pollution over northern Italy has fallen sharply after the coronavirus forced the country into a nationwide lockdown, satellite imagery has revealed. The European Space Agency timelapse video taken from above the Earth, which runs from the start of the year until this week, shows a marked drop in emissions of nitrogen dioxide, a noxious gas emitted by power plants, cars and factories, over northern Italy. “Although there could be slight variations in the data due to cloud cover and changing weather, we are very confident that the reduction in emissions that we can see coincides with the lockdown in Italy causing less traffic and industrial activities,” said Claus Zehner, who manages the Copernicus Sentinel-5P, the satellite which took the photos over the Po Valley region. Two weeks later, Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte announced the expansion of the quarantine zone to cover much of northern Italy, affecting at least 16 million people, restricting travel from, to or within the affected areas, and banning cultural events.

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COVID-19’s death toll in northern Italy was staggering. Did air pollution play a role?
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19’s death toll in northern Italy was staggering. Did air pollution play a role?

LA Times  

A member of the Italian Red Cross, with military escorts, visits the homes of COVID-19 patients in Bergamo, Italy, in April 2020. “As COVID-19 takes over and causes similar illnesses as air pollution, in the end, the chances of a fatal outcome are higher.” His team’s findings are particularly relevant in places like North America and Europe, where every cubic …

Italy to tighten lockdown curbs in Milan to stem coronavirus spread
4 years ago

Italy to tighten lockdown curbs in Milan to stem coronavirus spread

Live Mint  

Italy’s government is set to tighten coronavirus restrictions in Milan and its surrounding area, as well as four other regions, in an attempt to counter an acceleration in the spread of the pandemic. Health Minister Roberto Speranza on Friday will sign a new order listing Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna in the north, and Sicily and Calabria in the south …

Coronavirus: When will Italy return to the quarantine-free list?
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: When will Italy return to the quarantine-free list?

The Independent  

Q Have you any thoughts about when Italy might be put back into the UK travel corridor, to avoid quarantine on return? As Virgin Atlantic’s chief executive, Shai Weiss, has said: “The economy, which is already in deep recession, will not take off unless we have travel and tourism back on track.” Barbados is an island largely dependent on visitors …

Italy’s busy summer lights fuse on coronavirus resurgence fears
4 years, 4 months ago

Italy’s busy summer lights fuse on coronavirus resurgence fears

Al Jazeera  

Palermo, Italy – It is a warm summer night and crowds of young people flood into Vucciria, an old market in the centre of Palermo. “A pandemic spreads thanks to people’s movement, hence the increase after summer holidays and the easing of restrictions was predictable,” said Pierluigi Lopalco, a professor of hygiene and preventive medicine at the University of Pisa. …

China’s air pollution overshoots pre-coronavirus concentrations as life resumes after lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

China’s air pollution overshoots pre-coronavirus concentrations as life resumes after lockdown

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Air pollution in China has risen above the levels measured in the same 30-day period …

Coronavirus: Italy reopens borders to tourists
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Italy reopens borders to tourists

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Italy has reopened its borders …

Italy coronavirus: Covid-19 has taken a staggering toll on a whole generation in northern Italy
4 years, 7 months ago

Italy coronavirus: Covid-19 has taken a staggering toll on a whole generation in northern Italy

CNN  

Milan, Italy CNN — Plot 87 occupies a barren corner of Milan’s austere main cemetery. Before the coronavirus outbreak, she visited her 85-year-old mother Michela, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, every day in Milan’s sprawling Palazzolo-Don Gnocchi Institute nursing home. The Palazzolo-Don Gnocchi Institute told CNN in a statement that “starting from the detection of the first case … at …

China sees rise in air pollution post-lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

China sees rise in air pollution post-lockdown

Deccan Chronicle  

Brussels: China’s levels of some air pollutants have risen back to above last year’s levels after dropping when the government imposed strict lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study published on Monday. “There are early warning signs that China’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis is reversing air quality gains,” the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy …

Coronavirus: Space images reveal drastic fall in pollution over China as factories closed
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Space images reveal drastic fall in pollution over China as factories closed

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Satellite images show a dramatic drop in pollution over China after the coronavirus outbreak shut …

How air pollution exacerbates Covid-19
4 years, 8 months ago

How air pollution exacerbates Covid-19

BBC  

How air pollution exacerbates Covid-19 Getty Images Air pollution is a health risk in its own right, but in combination with coronavirus it raises the risks even more There’s a murky relationship between air pollution and coronavirus, which may mean that tackling air pollution will be a crucial part of easing lockdown. The evidence we have is pretty clear that …

Coronavirus impact: As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus impact: As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

India Today  

An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. - Chris Field, Director, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment “It is giving us this quite extraordinary insight into just how much of a mess we humans are making of our beautiful planet,” says conservation scientist Stuart Pimm of Duke University. “In many ways we kind of whacked the Earth system with a …

In Pictures: Coronavirus exposes the impact of air pollution
4 years, 8 months ago

In Pictures: Coronavirus exposes the impact of air pollution

Al Jazeera  

Two newly released studies – one focusing on Europe and the other on the US – have found an alarming correlation between levels of pollution and death rates from the coronavirus. In the European study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, coronavirus deaths across 66 administrative regions of Italy, France, Spain and Germany were analysed. The other …

Cities with worst air pollution have bigger coronavirus outbreaks, say scientists
4 years, 8 months ago

Cities with worst air pollution have bigger coronavirus outbreaks, say scientists

The Telegraph  

The researchers said their study provided evidence that higher levels of some air pollutants correlates with increased Covid-19 mortality and spread in England. "London, the Midlands and the north-west show the largest concentration of these air pollutants, with southern regions displaying the lowest levels in the country, and the number of Covid-19 deaths follows a similar trend." Further research is …

US coronavirus deaths top 14,600, second highest in world behind Italy
4 years, 9 months ago

US coronavirus deaths top 14,600, second highest in world behind Italy

India Today  

US deaths due to coronavirus topped 14,600 on Wednesday, the second highest reported number in the world behind Italy, according to a Reuters tally. US officials warned Americans to expect alarming numbers of coronavirus deaths this week, even as an influential university model on Wednesday scaled back its projected U.S. pandemic death toll by 26% to 60,000. Follow LIVE UPDATES …

Phase two: Italy considers how to move on after coronavirus peak
4 years, 9 months ago

Phase two: Italy considers how to move on after coronavirus peak

Al Jazeera  

Italians will live and work differently when lockdown measures are eased, but the threat of COVID-19 remains. Nearly a month after a nationwide lockdown was implemented to prevent the spread of the virus that was ravaging through Italy’s north, there are government discussions and public debate about moving to “phase two” – a period during which citizens will have to …

Who brought on coronavirus pandemic? China on prowl to deflect blame
4 years, 9 months ago

Who brought on coronavirus pandemic? China on prowl to deflect blame

India Today  

China is the master of stealth in diplomacy. China's current strategy seems to revolve around sowing seeds of doubt in the minds of the international audience and convincing its own people about the "foreign origin" of the novel coronavirus. Celebrated for handling another coronavirus crisis -- the SARS outbreak of 2002-03 -- Zhong Nanshan told a press conference that the …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Italy records world's highest daily toll with 919 dead in 24 hrs, total deaths at 9,134
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Italy records world's highest daily toll with 919 dead in 24 hrs, total deaths at 9,134

Firstpost  

Italy recorded 919 deaths from coronavirus on Friday, the highest daily toll anywhere in the world, while the number of confirmed cases eclipsed the total in China where the virus first emerged. Rome: Italy recorded 919 deaths from coronavirus on Friday, the highest daily toll anywhere in the world, while the number of confirmed cases eclipsed the total in China …

Do try this at home: how one Italian town fought coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Do try this at home: how one Italian town fought coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

The evidence is clear: Mass testing for the virus is the key to its eradication – and to saving lives. But one small Italian town claims to have eradicated coronavirus infections, having now reached zero new cases after implementing a mass-testing programme in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. The town, Vo Euganeo – population 3,300 – …

Italy’s coronavirus death toll passes 10,000: Live updates
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy’s coronavirus death toll passes 10,000: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic jumped to 5,690 on Saturday, with 832 patients dying in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry. 20:15 GMT – Coronavirus cases in Israel exceed 3,600 The total number of coronavirus cases in Israel has reached 3,619, as 159 more people tested positive, according to country’s health ministry. 10:10 GMT – …

Italy’s inspiring response to the coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy’s inspiring response to the coronavirus

BBC  

Italy’s inspiring response to the coronavirus Nicolò Campo/Getty Images Children in Italy are making flags with the expression, "everything will be alright" – and now other nations across the world are following As Italy becomes the global epicentre for the coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s beautiful, shared showcase of Italian culture is nothing short of remarkable. Nicolò Campo/Getty Images Children in …

Coronavirus | Italy’s virus toll shoots back up, but medics see hope
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Italy’s virus toll shoots back up, but medics see hope

The Hindu  

Italy's daily COVID-19 death toll shot back up on Tuesday, but more evidence emerged that the coronavirus infection rate is slowing thanks to a painful national lockdown. Italy's 743 new deaths broke two days of successive declines that had taken the number down to 601 on Monday. “The measures we took two weeks ago are starting to have an effect,” …

Italy registers 63,927 COVID-19 cases, toll touches 6,077
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy registers 63,927 COVID-19 cases, toll touches 6,077

India TV News  

A total of 63,927 coronavirus cases have been assessed in Italy since the pandemic broke out in its northern regions on February 21, the Civil Protection Department managing the COVID-19 emergency has said, adding that 601 fatalities were also registered on Monday, with the death toll reaching 6,077. Although still upward, the figures showed the daily rise in both the …

China’s approach to containing coronavirus cannot be replicated
4 years, 9 months ago

China’s approach to containing coronavirus cannot be replicated

Al Jazeera  

China has gotten a grip on its coronavirus outbreak by deploying authoritarian methods of containment. Mainstream media outlets in the West, which had at first criticised China’s cover-up and inaction during the initial stages of the outbreak, next moved on to aggressively cover China’s draconian containment measures. Other countries may borrow some of China’s containment measures, but it would be …

China’s approach to containing coronavirus cannot be replicated
4 years, 9 months ago

China’s approach to containing coronavirus cannot be replicated

Al Jazeera  

China has gotten a grip on its coronavirus outbreak by deploying authoritarian methods of containment. Mainstream media outlets in the West, which had at first criticised China’s cover-up and inaction during the initial stages of the outbreak, next moved on to aggressively cover China’s draconian containment measures. Other countries may borrow some of China’s containment measures, but it would be …

Coronavirus | Italy’s death toll tops 4,000 after new one-day record
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Italy’s death toll tops 4,000 after new one-day record

The Hindu  

Italy reported a record 627 new coronavirus deaths on March 20 and saw its world-topping toll surpass 4,000, despite government efforts to stem the pandemic’s spread. But Matteo Bassetti of Italy’s prestigious San Martino clinic in Genoa said the government probably had no idea how many people really had the new disease. “There are so many people walking around who …

Coronavirus news you might have missed overnight: Italy death toll exceeds China’s, Russia begins testing vaccine, and Japan still insisting Olympics going ahead
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus news you might have missed overnight: Italy death toll exceeds China’s, Russia begins testing vaccine, and Japan still insisting Olympics going ahead

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Government publishes list of ‘critical workers' whose children will still go to school The …

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy overtakes China's toll with total 3,405 deaths; Iran says one citizen dies every 10 mins
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy overtakes China's toll with total 3,405 deaths; Iran says one citizen dies every 10 mins

Firstpost  

Italy has become the country with the most coronavirus-related deaths, surpassing China by registering 3,405 dead. Meanwhile, Iran, another badly-hit country, said that one citizen died every 10 minutes due to the virus. Italy has become the country with the most coronavirus-related deaths, surpassing China by registering 3,405 dead, while, Iran, another badly-hit country, said that one citizen died every …

Coronavirus | Italy passes China's virus deaths and braces for long lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Italy passes China's virus deaths and braces for long lockdown

The Hindu  

Italy on Thursday overtook China's coronavirus death total and braced for an extended lockdown that could see the economy suffer its biggest shock since World War II. Italy's ANSA news agency said the deaths of two more doctors in the nearby town of Como west of Bergamo brought the total number of medics killed by the new disease to 13. …

Coronavirus: Italian village reports no new infections for days after blanket testing
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Italian village reports no new infections for days after blanket testing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Italian village that was …

Coronavirus Pandemic: Amid lockdown, Italy reports record 475 fatalities in single day
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Pandemic: Amid lockdown, Italy reports record 475 fatalities in single day

India TV News  

Amid the global spread of novel coronavirus, Italy on Wednesday reported 475 new deaths due to COVID-19. Earlier, President Donald Trump announced that the federal government will deploy a US Navy hospital ship to New York city to treat non-coronavirus patients as hospitals been cramped with COVID-19 patients. Coronavirus: Trump deploys two navy hospital ships for treatment Meanwhile, US President …

Coronavirus live updates: Italy overtakes China’s death toll
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus live updates: Italy overtakes China’s death toll

Al Jazeera  

Italy’s death toll from coronavirus pandemic rose to 3,405 overtaking total number of deaths so far registered in China. “People that came in for takeout didn’t even want to come in the door, and they’re afraid to use the pen to sign.” 19:50 GMT – Amazon shutters NYC warehouse after worker catches coronavirus Amazon said it was closing a small …

Covid-19: BBC Travel’s coverage during coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: BBC Travel’s coverage during coronavirus

BBC  

Covid-19: BBC Travel’s coverage during coronavirus Jaminwell/Getty Images While travelling is on hold, we will continue to inform and inspire readers While travelling is on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, BBC Travel will continue to inform and inspire our readers who want to learn about the world as much as they want to travel there, offering stories that celebrate …

Italy's coronavirus disaster: At first, officials urged people to go out for an aperitif. Now, doctors must choose who dies
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy's coronavirus disaster: At first, officials urged people to go out for an aperitif. Now, doctors must choose who dies

ABC  

On the afternoon of February 27, I finally got a call through to the local service in Milan conducting swab tests for coronavirus. Italy thought it was under control until Patient One showed up The country's first known cases were two visitors from Wuhan, in China. The next day, Italy was the first European state to block all flights to …

Italy reports 475 new coronavirus deaths in a day – Live updates
4 years, 9 months ago

Italy reports 475 new coronavirus deaths in a day – Live updates

Al Jazeera  

Death toll in Europe’s hardest-hit nation surges again with the biggest daily jump since the contagion came to light. 20:18 GMT – Rising number of medical staff infected with coronavirus in Italy As coronavirus cases jump and deaths surge in Italy, new figures show an “enormous” level of contagion among the country’s medical personnel. https://t.co/OBjff1nsxz — Bernie Sanders March 18, …

Watch the Footprint of Coronavirus Spread Across Countries
4 years, 9 months ago

Watch the Footprint of Coronavirus Spread Across Countries

New York Times  

As the new coronavirus shuts down countries around the world, the impact can be seen from space. More NO 2 emissions December 2019 to March 2020 December 2018 to March 2019 Milan Milan Venice Venice Florence Florence Italy Italy Rome Rome Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea More NO 2 emissions Dec. 2018 to Mar. 2020 Milan Milan France France Venice Venice …

China’s coronavirus lockdown curbs deadly pollution, likely saving the lives of tens of thousands, says researcher
4 years, 9 months ago

China’s coronavirus lockdown curbs deadly pollution, likely saving the lives of tens of thousands, says researcher

CNN  

CNN — The drastic measures enforced by China during the coronavirus outbreak have slashed deadly air pollution, potentially saving the lives of tens of thousands of people, a Stanford University researcher said. “The reductions in air pollution in China caused by this economic disruption likely saved twenty times more lives in China than have currently been lost due to infection …

Coronavirus Italy: Mother on lockdown warns about severity of Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Italy: Mother on lockdown warns about severity of Covid-19

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She used Facebook to share her experience of …

Coronavirus is curbing carbon emissions
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus is curbing carbon emissions

Al Jazeera  

COVID-19 is slowing economies and emissions, and experts say greener criteria could help avert future outbreaks. Regardless of how climate change might impact the dissemination of the coronavirus droplets, the disease is temporarily reducing carbon emissions in China and elsewhere as many factories remain shuttered and fuel consumption goes down. “The most immediate impact of coronavirus is falls in economic …

How did Italy get its initial response to coronavirus so wrong?
4 years, 10 months ago

How did Italy get its initial response to coronavirus so wrong?

Daily Mail  

The scenes I have witnessed unfolding here in Italy could, sooner or later, be coming your way. The Piazza del Duomo in Florence, pictured, was unusually quiet after the Italian government imposed a curfew and an unprecedented lockdown to help battle coronavirus Everywhere, churches, museums, shopping malls and football stadiums are all shut Wherever you go, you have to remain …

Coronavirus Diaries: What Italy Is Like Now
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Diaries: What Italy Is Like Now

Slate  

Coronavirus Diaries is a series of dispatches exploring how the coronavirus is affecting people’s lives. For Slate’s coronavirus coverage, MILAN—Three weeks ago, before the COVID-19 breakdown shook Italians’ lives and economy, the “common good” was just a philosophical concept that I tried to keep in mind every once in a while—inside a voting booth, at a rally, etc. I don’t …

Coronavirus US: Outbreak following same trajectory as Italy
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus US: Outbreak following same trajectory as Italy

Daily Mail  

Fears over the rapidly growing number of coronavirus cases in the US has led to questions over whether America will be forced to go into lockdown like parts of Italy and China, the countries which have been so far the worst-hit by the epidemic. It looks like they're on the exact same trajectory but Italy had an 11.5 day head-start …

Italy coronavirus sparks total lockdown and alarm in the US as cases rise globally
4 years, 10 months ago

Italy coronavirus sparks total lockdown and alarm in the US as cases rise globally

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread globally, sparking a total lockdown across Italy and emergency measures worldwide, as markets recover from Monday’s historic rout. The majority of these cases are in mainland China, where the outbreak first emerged – but the rate of infection has been slowing in the country, and the situation stabilizing, even …

Mix of worry and hope: Italian newspapers on coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 10 months ago

Mix of worry and hope: Italian newspapers on coronavirus lockdown

Al Jazeera  

It’s the first time in Italy’s post-war history that sweeping peacetime restrictions on daily lives have been imposed. The Corriere della Serra article called on the European Union’s central bank to give Italy full support in fighting the virus and promising that its economy “would not die on the operating table”. Newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano reminded its readers of “The …

Italy in nationwide lockdown to prevent spread of coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Italy in nationwide lockdown to prevent spread of coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

Since coronavirus first emerged in China late last year, Italy has become Europe’s hardest-hit country. “I am going to sign a decree that can be summarised as follows: I stay at home,” Conte said on television, announcing that the entire country would effectively be placed on lockdown from Tuesday. We can’t even speak by phone, because even phones are infected …

Iran announces 43 new coronavirus deaths, raising toll to 237
4 years, 10 months ago

Iran announces 43 new coronavirus deaths, raising toll to 237

India TV News  

Iran on Monday reported 43 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall toll to 237 dead "In the past 24 hours, 595 new cases infected with coronavirus were identified in the country and the overall number of those infected rose to 7,167," Alireza Vahabzadeh, an adviser to the health minister said in a …

Italy takes drastic step to contain coronavirus, quarantines 16 million people; Milan worst affected
4 years, 10 months ago

Italy takes drastic step to contain coronavirus, quarantines 16 million people; Milan worst affected

India TV News  

Italy has taken a leaf out of China's book and quarantined as many as 16 million people in its northern provinces because of the coronavirus scare. After mass testing uncovered more than 7,300 infections, Italy's outbreak surged to nearly equal South Korea's, which had been tapering off, and trailing China, where COVID-19 is in retreat. He described feeling like he …

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy locks down millions in red zones, Lombardy worst hit
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy locks down millions in red zones, Lombardy worst hit

India TV News  

In a move to contain worsening the outbreak of novel coronavirus, Italy announced a sweeping quarantine early on Sunday for its northern regions, closing off the entire Lombardy region and 14 provinces in four other northern regions. Lombardy is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. At least 16 million people have been kept in quarantine as the European …

Coronavirus: Italy planning to quarantine entire Lombardy region, as UK cases hit 209 and New York declares emergency
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Italy planning to quarantine entire Lombardy region, as UK cases hit 209 and New York declares emergency

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Under a draft decree published by the Italian government, …

Coronavirus quarantine in Italy bans people moving in and out of northern area including city of Milan
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus quarantine in Italy bans people moving in and out of northern area including city of Milan

ABC  

Italy has announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine that will restrict the movement of about a quarter of the country's population in a bid to contain a widening outbreak. Key points: People will be banned from entering and leaving Lombardy and 15 provinces until April 3 Private and public events and venues have been suspended including cinemas, schools, weddings and funerals …

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