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Italy closes theaters, cinemas, museums nationwide amid COVID-19 outbreak: gov't
Published: Mar 08, 2020 02:16 PM Updated: Mar 08, 2020 07:16 PM

A staff member sanitizes the facilities on a train at the Garibaldi train station in Milan, Italy, Feb. 28, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)


Italy closes theaters, cinemas, museums across the country as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread, according to a decree signed Sunday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.