According to him, this decision was made after a series of meetings with ministers, experts, members of the scientific and technical committee and representatives of local authorities and trade unions.

Conte noted that quarantine measures are yielding positive results.

He said that from April 14 in Italy will open bookstores, stationery stores and shops for goods for children and newborns.

Earlier it was reported that the number of cases of new infections with the coronavirus infection COVID-19 in Italy over the past day amounted to 1396, 570 people died.