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Coronavirus: Northern Italy quarantines 16 million people
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
Italy has imposed the most drastic restrictions on movement since the Second World War as it seeks to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Also in the programme: Six dead in China quarantine hotel collapse; and a discussion on the rise populist movements in Europe.
(Photo: Flights appear to be operating out of Milan's airports despite the quarantine. Credit: AFP)
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Sun 8 Mar 202013:06GMT
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