Italy Weighs New Curbs as Cases Rise and Neighbors Lock Down
- Country may ring-fence some areas in bid to slow virus spread
- Full lockdown remains an option if current measures don’t work
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Italy could tighten restrictions on movement including targeted lockdowns as virus cases spiral and European peers take more stringent measures.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte wants to use next week to assess the efficacy of the most recent set of curbs before taking further decisions, government officials said. The country could go into a near-full lockdown as soon as Nov. 9 if infection figures continue spiking, according to daily Il Messaggero.