Dazed Italy Bickers and Seeks Reason for Coronavirus Spread
- Surge in virus cases turns migration into a political football
- League’s Salvini exploits infections for anti-migrant platform
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Stunned by Europe’s biggest surge of the coronavirus, Italy appears to be operating in near panic mode.
The government imposed a lockdown on an area of 50,000 people near Milan, authorities canceled the remaining days of the Venice Carnival, and universities closed. The Chinatown area in Prato near Florence saw many small businesses close as Chinese nationals voluntarily remained at home for two-week periods.