Italian authorities announce sweeping closures in the country's north as they scramble to contain Europe's biggest coronavirus outbreak and search for patient zero
Italy's confirmed cases surged from three on Friday morning to more than 130 by Sunday morning. The majority of coronavirus infections are concentrated in mainland China , followed by Japan and South Korea . Italy's spike now marks the biggest outbreak outside of Asia.
The country's fashion capital, Milan, announced it would close its schools starting Monday for a week. School trips inside and outside Italy were also being canceled from Sunday, according to a statement by Italy's Ministry of Education. Healthy Wuhan residents say they were forced into mass coronavirus quarantine, risking infectionThe spike in numbers has also affected the end of Milan Fashion Week.
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