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In Italy, the country with the largest number of patients after China, the number of confirmed cases increased by more than 2,000 in one day. The Italian government has restricted people from moving, then closing all shops.

Then reporter Hye-Young Kim covered how our locals are doing.

<Reporter> This is a video in front of a pharmacy sent by Hwang Chung-hyun, a gift shop in Milan, Italy.

[Hwang Chung-Hyun / Italian Milanese of Italy: It is a sign that the mask has run out. I ask you not to enter more than two people.]

The gap between visitors is also emphasized.

[Hwang Chung-Hyun / Italian Milanese of Italy: (Visitors of each other) It is about 1m or more away.]

Yesterday (10th), due to restrictions on the movement that spread throughout Italy, the customer's footsteps were also cut off at Mr. Hwang's shop.

[Hwang Chung-Hyun / Italian Milan, Italy: The number of customers has been very small, so I am really worried about what to do in the future.]

Jo Sung-won, who runs a travel agency in Rome, has also been closed since last week.

There are many things to worry about whether the situation will not be prolonged, or whether there is an unfounded antipathy in Asia, including Korea.

[Cho Sung-won / Roman Church of Italy: (Gypsy girl) I once ran away saying 'coronavirus'. There was a way to be atrophy, but I have never been discriminated against or discredited because of it.] The number of confirmed Italians surged to 2,300 people a day yesterday, increasing to 12,400 and 800 deaths.

The Italian government has placed a ban on all stores except grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations.

[Conte / Italy Prime Minister: We are closing all shops from now on. Please keep in mind. You don't have to run to the mat for a daily necessities stockpiler.]

The national suspension came shortly after the petition to the governor of Northern Lombardy, "If this is the case, the state system will collapse."

Currently, there are more than 4,000 Koreans living in Italy.

(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu, CG: Ye-jin Hwang)