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checkpoint on March 10, 2020 in Milan, Italy, after the Italian Government took the unprecedented measure of a nationwide lockdown

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Topline: There are now confirmed cases of Covid-19 in every EU country, figures from the European Centre For Disease Prevention and Control show, with Italythe worst affected country outside Chinanow entirely on lockdown.

mall was deserted on Tuesday as Italy awoke to a nationwide lockdown

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In numbers: There are nearly 15,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the EU and the U.K. Globally, there have been almost 115,000 confirmed cases to date, since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, late last year.

Key background: Italy has the largest cluster of Covid-19 cases outside China, with the northern, wealthier regions of Lombardy, Emilia Romagna and Veneto the hardest hit. A lockdown that was imposed on those two regions was extended to the rest of the country this week, with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tweeting: The future of Italy is in our hands. Lets all do our part, by giving up something for our collective good. The U.S. State Department is advising people to reconsider travel to Italy as of Tuesday morning, but this restriction may well tighten. High profile cultural events have been cancelled or cut short, while top tier Serie A football matches have been played behind closed doors to prevent large gatherings.

I am a breaking news reporter for Forbes in London, covering Europe and the U.S. Previously I was a news reporter for HuffPost UK, the Press Association and a night

I am a breaking news reporter for Forbes in London, covering Europe and the U.S. Previously I was a news reporter for HuffPost UK, the Press Association and a night reporter at the Guardian. I studied Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics, where I was a writer and editor for one of the universitys global affairs magazines, the London Globalist. That led me to Goldsmiths, University of London, where I completed my M.A. in Journalism. Got a story? Get in touch at isabel.togoh@forbes.com, or follow me on Twitter @bissieness. I look forward to hearing from you.

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