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World Service,1 min

Coronavirus: What it's like to live in Italy's quarantine zone

BBC OS

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Italy is the main focus of coronavirus infection in Europe. The worst-affected areas are in the north of the country. BBC OS has been speaking to a resident who lives in Codogno, a small town in the so-called 'red zone'. Rossella tells us how supermarkets are empty because most people think they are going to die from the virus, which she describes as "crazy". (Photo: Staff at the Molinette hospital in Italy carrying out tests. Credit: Diego Puletto/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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