Italy weeks into COVID-19 epidemic

Hannah Kramer

March 16, 2020 at 3:11 p.m.

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MOLINETTE HOSPITAL, TURIN, ITALY - 2020/03/16: A banner reading 'Thanks for what you are doing' hangs outside emergency room of hospital Molinette to thank doctors, nurses and others medical workers. The Italian government imposed unprecedented restrictions to halt the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, among other measures people movements are allowed only for work, for buying essential goods and for health reasons. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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