BREAKING: Prince Charles, the Queen's son and first in line to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus
From CNN’s Hada Messia in Rome
A man walks his dog across a deserted Piazza Campo dei Fiori in central Rome on March 24 during Italy's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images Italy has announced strict new punishments to try and clamp down on the spread of the coronavirus in the country, including possible jail time for people who have the virus and violate quarantine.Those who have tested positive and do not stay home could face one to five years in prison.Businesses that break rules designed to keep the virus from spreading could be closed from five to 30 days.
The regulations will be reviewed each month until July 31, and could be made stricter, the government decree says.Italy, the new epicenter of the virus, has recorded nearly 70,000 cases and almost 7,000 deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
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