Published: Mar 15, 2020, 02:14 IST | Updated: Mar 15, 2020, 02:14 IST
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Closed bars and restaurants are pictured.
Closed bars and restaurants are pictured.
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Taking necessary precautions
Waiters taking extra precautions while receiving payment before closing in Rome.
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Maria Teresa Baldini
Deputy Maria Teresa Baldini of Fratelli d'Italia party wearing a protective mask and gloves inside the low house parliament building in Rome.
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Pope's virtual general audience
Pope Francis holds his first ever virtual general audience at the Vatican, March 11
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Rome's Spanish Steps
General view of the Rome's Spanish Steps, virtually deserted after a decree orders for the whole of Italy to be on lockdown, in Rome, Italy,
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Giuseppe Conte's conference
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks in a news conference room of Palazzo Chigi, where chairs are moved one meter apart in order to adhere to restrictions due to coronavirus spread, in Rome, Italy, March 11.
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New rules at the store
A woman waits to be served behind yellow lines marking the distance customers have to keep between them, inside a grocery store in Rome's Trastevere area.
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No tourists in the beautiful Venice
A gondolier waits for tourists in a virtually deserted city after a decree orders for the whole of Italy to be on lockdown, in Venice, Italy.