Italy announces possible jail time for COVID-19 patients violating quarantine

To restrict people from spreing disease furr and make m confide within four walls of ir house, Italy has anunced strict new punishments to try and clamp down on spre of coronavirus in country, including possible jail time for people who have virus and violate quarantine. 

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Stricter laws

new orders, published late on March 24, include: those who have tested positive and do t stay home could face one to five years in prison. Fines for violating quarantine rise from 400 euros ($430) to 3,000 euros ($3,245). Businesses that break rules designed to keep virus from spreing could be closed from five to 30 days. regulations will be reviewed each month until July 31, and could be me stricter, government decree says. decree does t extend length of current restrictions, which are due to end on April 3. Italy, new epicenter of virus, has recorded nearly 70,000 cases and almost 7,000 deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

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Meanwhile Italy on March 24 reportedly confirmed that its coronavirus infections rates has been slowing down. As per reports, Italy's 743 new deaths broke two days of successive declines that h taken number down to 601 on Monday. It set a world record of 793 fatalities on Saturday. According to reports, officials registered just eight percent rise on Tuesday which is lowest level since Italy registered its first death on February 21. decline in new cases reveal that complete lockdown is effectively working. As per international media reports, Prime Minister Giuseppe has increased fine amounts for those who are found out on streets without a legitimate reason from current 206 euros to 400-3,000 euros. 

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Confirmed cases

Italy has reported total confirmed cases of 69,176  while its death toll stands at 6,820 while 8,326 patients have been recovered so far. More than 60 per cent of latest deaths reportedly occurred in rrn region of Lombardy, where hospitals are flooded with patients that have left intensive care beds hard to find and respirators in dire supply. 

Italy is worst-hit in world and rth of country, particularly Lombardy region, hospitals struggle to treat thousands of cases. While speaking at a news conference, President of Lombardy, Attilio Fontana, said that government has agreed that military can be used to help enforce lockdown. Fontana said, “ request to use army has been accepted and 114 soldiers will be on ground throughout Lombardy. It is still too little, but it is positive”. He furr ded, “Unfortunately we are t seeing a change of trend in numbers, which are rising”. 

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