(Reuters) – More countries imposed lockdown measures as coronavirus cases across the globe ballooned, led by a sharp rise in infections in Europe. Italy banned travel within the country, nearly one in three Americans were ordered to stay home and New Zealand will move to its highest alert level imposing self-isolation.
A train security staff member checks the temperature of a passenger arriving from Turin and Milan by train at Naples Central station as Italy ramps up measures to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Naples, Italy, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
DEATHS, INFECTIONS
More than 351,300 people have been infected across the world and over 15,300 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
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EUROPE
Unions in Italy’s Lombardy region announced strikes on Monday for tougher shutdown measures to protect the health of their workers.
Britain’s health minister said stricter restrictions on movements would be brought in if people did not observe advice to avoid social interaction, warning such measures would also have to stay in place longer.
The number of cases in Germany has risen to 22,672 with 86 deaths, a public health agency tally showed on Monday.
Angela Merkel’s initial test for coronavirus came back negative, a government spokesman said on Monday, adding that the German chancellor would undergo further tests.
Austria is mobilising military reservists for the first time since World War Two to help with food supplies, medical support and police operations, the defence minister said.
Spain has nearly 4,000 health workers infected, more than one in 10 of total confirmed cases, officials said on Monda