Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 10 Mar 2020

1. Coronavirus: all of Italy in lockdown

Italy is today under lockdown, with the entire population of 60 million told to stay at home and all public gatherings banned. The move expands the emergency measures already in place in northern Italy and comes as the nationwide death toll from the coronavirus outbreak reaches 463. Meanwhile, scientists have confirmed that it takes an average of five days for people to start showing coronavirus symptoms after becoming infected.

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