'While Europe has now taken over from China as the epicenter of the outbreak, many Western countries do not appear to have learned from Italy's example.''But hundreds of thousands of Italians have since been given police citations for flouting the ban, and a Chinese Red Cross official last week said Italy's measures -- among the strictest in Europe -- weren't strict enough. On Friday, the military was called in to help enforce the rules as deaths spiked and hospitals buckled under the strain. By the weekend, when Italy announced more than 1,400 deaths over a two-day period, authorities were forced to issue even more stringent restrictions on people and businesses.
While Europe has now taken over from China as the epicenter of the outbreak, many Western countries do not appear to have learned from Italy's example.
In London, where people flocked to parks to bask in a sunny weekend despite government advice to stay home, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ramped up his country's response and essentially sent it into lockdown on Monday evening.
"People will only be allowed to leave their home for the following very limited purposes," he added, listing four reasons for which citizens can go outside; shopping for basic necessities, doing one form of exercise a day, providing medical services, or going to work if it is absolutely vital.
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Some European countries are now taking more action to slow the spread of the virus. In France, thousands of fines have been issued for those breaking the rules against all but essential trips outside, and more parks and beaches are starting to close.
But if leaders want people to do more, they must make it "mandatory," says Chater -- before it's too late.'
- CNN,
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