“All Italy is a“ red zone ”from December 24 to January 6," Conte quoted TASS.

He clarified that this means a ban on leaving the house unnecessarily.

All shops except grocery stores will be closed.

Moving from region to region will be prohibited.

On December 18, 17,992 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Italy per day, the total number of patients with COVID-19 reached 1,921,778.