The new restrictions, which will take effect on Tuesday, will restrict mobility throughout Italy. According to Conte, the nation's citizens should not move outdoors as long as it is not a job or an emergency.

All schools and universities will also be closed and all sporting events will be canceled.

- This means that all of Italy is closed. What it means in practical detail, we will find out tomorrow. It is a historic decision in a modern European country in peacetime, says SVT's foreign reporter Jennifer Wegerup located in Rome.

Risking imprisonment

Earlier, there have been several reports of many Italians breaking the quarantine, something the government now wants to curb with the increased restrictions.

- If you now break the quarantine and move to an area where you should not be, you run the risk of imprisonment. It is hoped that most Italians will now understand the seriousness and take their responsibility. I actually feel that people do, too, says Jennifer Wegerup.

Over 400 deaths

Italy is the country most affected by the corona virus after China. On Monday, 97 new corona-related deaths were reported in Italy. A total of 463 people have now died in the country and over 9,000 cases have been confirmed, according to the AP.

According to Niklas Arnberg, professor of virology at Umeå University, Italy was hit so hard by the outbreak when it was discovered late in the country.

- The import cases received from other parts of the world flew under the radar. It was first discovered that you had a coronavirus infection after a long time and that you had people who were very sick, he says.

Do you think the increased restrictions will have any effect?

- Yes, this will, hopefully in some weeks' time, lead to significantly fewer cases of infection. They succeeded in China so one should be able to succeed here as well.