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A policeman checks cars entering Milan, Northern Italy, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. People moving from one place to another must certificate they are doing it for work or important personal or health reasons, following the latest measures to slow down the diffusion of the new Coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)

A policeman checks cars entering Milan, Northern Italy, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. People moving from one place to another must certificate they are doing it for work or important personal or health reasons, following the latest measures to slow down the diffusion of the new Coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause mo…

March 10, 2020

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Virus lockdown tests Italians' commitment to the common good
March 10, 2020 3:13 p.m.

Virus lockdown tests Italians' commitment to the common good

ROME (AP) — Over the weekend, the Fiorentino butcher in downtown Rome was so packed with shoppers you could no longer smell the tangy scent of raw meat. By Tuesday, customers stood in an orderly queue a meter (yard) apart out the door and into the Campo dei’ Fiori piazza, politely directing newcomers to the back of the line.