(26 Feb 2020) Police in Italy blocked a road southeast of Milan on Wednesday, in an effort to stem the spread of the new virus.
Officers manned a checkpoint in Guardamiglio, 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Milan, as 323 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 illness and 11 related deaths have been reported.
Police also set up checkpoints around a dozen quarantined northern towns as worries grew across the continent.
Austria, Switzerland and Croatia on Tuesday reported their first cases of the virus, all involving people who had recently come from Italy.
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Officers manned a checkpoint in Guardamiglio, 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Milan, as 323 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 illness and 11 related deaths have been reported.
Police also set up checkpoints around a dozen quarantined northern towns as worries grew across the continent.
Austria, Switzerland and Croatia on Tuesday reported their first cases of the virus, all involving people who had recently come from Italy.
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