Quarantine

====Italy====
{{further|COVID-19 pandemic in Italy|COVID-19 lockdown in Italy}}

As the outbreak spread there, beginning 22 February 2020, a ''cordon sanitaire'' was imposed on a group of at least 10 different municipalities in [[Northern Italy]], effectively quarantining more than 50,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/02/21/news/coronavirus_codogno_castiglione_d_adda_contagiati_misure_sicurezza-249154447/|title=Coronavirus, in dieci comuni lombardi: 50 mila persone costrette a restare in casa. Quarantena all'ospedale milanese di Baggio|date=21 February 2020|website=la Repubblica|language=it |trans-title=Coronavirus, in ten Lombard municipalities: 50 thousand people forced to stay at home. Quarantine at the Milanese hospital in Baggio|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/coronavirus-chi-viola-quarantena-rischia-l-arresto-fino-tre-mesi-ACrcnLLB|title=Coronavirus, come funziona la quarantena e cosa rischia chi la viola (l'arresto)|language=it|trans-title=Coronavirus, how quarantine works and what threatens those who violate it (arrest)|website=Il Sole 24 ORE|date=22 February 2020 |access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref> This followed a second day when the declared detected cases leapt enormously (the period from 21 to 23 February saw daily increases of 567%, 295% and 90% respectively). A week later the rate of increase of cases in Italy was significantly reduced (the period from 29 February to 4 March saw daily increases of 27%, 50%, 20%, 23%, and 23%).

On 8 March 2020, a much wider region of Northern Italy was placed under quarantine restrictions, involving around 16 million people.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172wyjnjccvmqr Coronavirus: Authorities order the lockdown of northern Italy to try to halt the virus] 8 March 2020 ''www.bbc.co.uk/programmes (BBC World Service)'', accessed 10 March 2020</ref>  On the next day, the quarantine was extended to the whole of Italy, effective on 10 March 2020, placing roughly 60 million people under quarantine.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51810673 Coronavirus: Italy extends emergency measures nationwide] 10 March 2020 ''www.bbc.co.uk/news'', accessed 10 March 2020</ref>

A team of Chinese experts, together with some 31 tonnes of supplies, arrived in Rome on 13 March 2020 to help Italy fight the virus.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-respirators-idUSKBN2101IM China sends medical supplies, experts to help Italy battle coronavirus] 13 March 2020 ''www.reuters.com'' accessed 16 May 2020</ref>

On 22 March 2020, Russia sent nine Ilyushin 76 planes with expert virologists, epidemiologists, medical equipment, and pharmaceuticals in a humanitarian aid operation that Italian media dubbed "From Russia With Love".<ref>[https://formiche.net/2020/03/russia-putin-aiuti-mistero/ Dalla Russia con amore, Putin invia gli aiuti in Italia. Con un mistero…] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409051108/https://formiche.net/2020/03/russia-putin-aiuti-mistero/ |date=9 April 2020 }} ''(From Russia with love, Putin sends aid to Italy. With a mystery ...)'' Emanuele Rossi, ''formiche.net'', accessed 23 April 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/25/821345465/for-help-on-coronavirus-italy-turns-to-china-russia-and-cuba For Help On Coronavirus, Italy Turns To China, Russia And Cuba] 25 March 2020 ''www.npr.org'', accessed 23 April 2020</ref>

Eventually the lockdown was extended until 3 May, although starting from 14 April stationery shops, bookshops, and children clothing's shops were allowed to open.<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy extends lockdown until May 3rd despite pressure from business |url=https://www.thelocal.it/20200410/italy-set-to-extend-lockdown-until-early-may |access-date=11 April 2020 |work=The Local.it |date=10 April 2020}}</ref>

On 26 April 2020, the so-called "Phase 2" was announced, to start from 4 May. Movements across regions were still forbidden, while movements between municipalities were allowed only to visit relatives or for work and health reasons.<ref>[https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2020/04/26/news/coronavirus_riaperture_cabina_regia_governo_regioni-254928829/?ref=RHPPTP-BH-I254972764-C12-P3-S2.4-T1 Coronavirus, Fase 2: dal 4 maggio sì a incontri con familiari. Il 18 riapriranno i negozi, il primo giugno bar, ristoranti, parrucchieri e centri estetici], 26 April 2020 ''la Repubblica'', accessed 16 May 2020</ref> Moreover, closed factories could re-open, but schools, bars, restaurants, and barbers were still closed.<ref>[https://www.corriere.it/politica/20_aprile_27/coronavirus-nuovo-decreto-26-aprile-ecco-calendario-quello-che-si-potra-fare-fase-2-80508a10-8802-11ea-8a3a-5c7a635a608c.shtml Coronavirus, il nuovo decreto del 26 aprile: ecco il calendario di quello che si potrà fare nella "fase 2"], 27 April 2020 ''Corriere Della Sera'', accessed 16 May 2020</ref>

As at 4 May 2020, when new cases were running around 0.5%, ({{circa|1600}} persons) per day and consistently falling, it was expected that museums and retailers might reopen from 18 May, while hairdressers, bars and restaurants were expected to reopen fully on 1 June.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/03/anger-as-italy-slowly-emerges-from-long-covid-19-lockdown Anger as Italy slowly emerges from long Covid-19 lockdown] 4 May 2020, ''www.theguardian.com'', accessed 16 May 2020</ref>

Regional lockdowns were subsequently imposed as further waves of the virus spread through the country.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-11-06|title=Coronavirus: Italy imposes regional lockdown as Europe battles surges|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54839429|access-date=2021-11-28}}</ref>