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Added on the 23/02/2020 12:53:21 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
After shutting down Ciampino airport "Aeroporti di Roma" has decided to close Terminal 1 of the main hub of Fiumicino. The World Health Organization called for the "boldest actions" against the pandemic on the continent, the outbreak's new epicentre. IMAGES
In Rome, Italians take to their balconies to sing together and boost morale as the country spends its first weekend under lockdown in a bid to contain its coronavirus outbreak. IMAGES
Italy shuts all schools and universities in a bid to stop the deadly coronavirus from spreading, as Germany warned the outbreak had turned into a global pandemic. More than 90,000 people have been infected and around 3,200 have died worldwide from the virus, which has now reached some 80 countries and territories. IMAGES
People queue outside of a supermarket as 80 to 90 per cent of the grocery distribution network in New Caledonia's Noumea had been "wiped out", according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), following the four nights of violent clashes that have left five dead and hundreds wounded. IMAGES
Residents of Venice protest as the historic Italian city launches a five-euro entrance fee for day-trippers, a scheme designed to ease the pressures of mass tourism. But some residents fear their city turning into a 'museum'. IMAGES