For Italians, there is no freedom of movement inside their own country.

Only those with urgent reasons to travel will get a permit.

There are now cases of the cove, it 19 Corona virus.

In every region, only China has seen more deaths.

They've made a sign, a certificate declaring our reasons for traveling, where we've come from and our destination way haven't learned anything from China.

We should have followed these kinds of rules before on outgoing country is being told to stay in here.

Police using loudspeakers urge everyone to keep behind closed doors.

Overnight.

The country's quarantine rules extended from 16 million people to all Italians.

Some 60 million travel between cities is banned unless for work, health or family emergencies.

Any kind of public gathering is forbidden, and all sports events are canceled.

The refines for those breaking the rules, or up to three months in prison cafes almost deserted by day must now close at dusk, the prime minister said.

In Italy's darkest hour, there could be no Night Life Way can't allow this kind of occasion anymore because they're occasions for contagion.

Paramedics prepared to take another person to hospital, but those trying to save them could end up patients themselves.

Doctors and surgeons in Lombardy have been infected with the virus.

But now I'm waiting for this war because I have some symptoms.

And we had two colleagues, the top positive.

So I'm I'm atoning now and I'm waiting for the swab.

Dr.

Stephano Mannion A told us that in another one or two weeks, hospitals won't be able to cope with any more Corona virus patients many hospitals as reaching the top of the capability for ventilators.

And I see you bet on a CZ well for ordinary bed for in the in the wards.

So, uh, the government right today published a new recruitment campaign, off devices, off ventilators and non invasive ventilation devices S o.

We hope that there will be a soon as possible for those without symptoms.

One of the few places they can go is the supermarket, although only a few are allowed in a two time, so they have to queue.

Encouraged to stay three feet away from the next person in line, some airlines are canceling flights to and from Italy, from the Vatican to Venice, Italy's iconic views are unrecognisable.

This virus has left Italians wondering just what happens next.

Well, earlier, I spoke to Professor Jack Omo, Cross Ellie, senior Italian government health official who is coordinating the network of intensive care units in lumber T.

I asked him whether he felt what they were doing it.

Italy was really combating what was happening.

I think that what what happened in lumber is just like a bomb that explodes that exploded, you know.

So it's the region has a very high density of population.

All those people come and go from Milan every day.

They are connected toe every part of Europe that the problem is that it exploded there and and before you can realize what's happening.

You are like overwhelmed by the massive patients.

So hopefully in other countries it's not.

It's not behaving like this, but what is very, very, very important for every country.

And that's why the real reason why I'm I'm doing this is that everyone must understand that if you don't, if you're not very careful in controlling the spread off the disease, this disease will overwhelm your system, no matter how efficient good modernity is.

Your explanation to us off the bomb that was in Lombardy.

The ingredients were such that you got hit very, very badly on those ingredients.

Don't exactly exist necessarily anywhere else.

That that that that's one explanation.

And also, I mean, the bomb is it's worse than a bomb, but because you know a bomb is that one event limited in diamond in space?

This is an event that you know, keeps increasing and it's contagious.

So So And and it ended.

Everything happens very quickly.

If one had told me that in two weeks we would have created 500 years new issue bets or completely organized our hospital system, I would have said, Okay, you're crazy and it's happening now.

Is it possible?

Do you think for Britain to suffer a bomb, as you put it?

In other words, a sudden explosion off a really intensity off this outbreak possible?

It's possible.

I I think that you have the advantage of being late compared to tow us.

So you're now realizing that this can happen and it can happen in a again in the reach and modern and well organized region.

Okay, so it and I think that everyone you know.

I mean, I'm being contacted by several people and several from all over the world who are asking us.

What are you doing?

How did you do it?

And the And this is a great advantage for you.

So I hope that in other countries this is not It's not going to happen because they know that it can happen.

And they have to be to get ready to be prepared.

Professor Gross.

Ellie, thank you very very much for talking to us.

Okay?

Thank you.

Well, earlier, I spoke to Italy's ambassador to the UK Raffaele Aton Better.

I started by asking him how things were in his country at this critical moment.

Well, it's a difficult time for my country and for detail people.

We are asking a lot of damage.

The moment the decision that was made yesterday by the Italian government, of course was not an easy one, but it was necessary.

It was necessary because people need to know that they all have to contribute.

They all left of their parts in these this is a battle that we can win on Lee free, all act together.

But will people actually obey that?

I think there will.

Of course, you know, you come.

You can be sure that, you know, under percent of the people will do that.

But I think that people are now where a sale, what what is necessary and what they have to do.

As for the Italians leaving in the okay, it's a large number is a large community.

I mean, estimate about 700 thousands.

There is one thing I was who would like to say it ever been some.

We have been informed that please that there had been some sort off episode off what I would describe us discrimination against against the Italians.

And of course, we do not accept what kind of discrimination talk discrimination.

That, for instance, in some cases, you know, schools where clothes on Lee, because there were Italians.

I mean, the those measures applies to people traveling from Italy, no matter what nationalities they're from.

But if you are Italians and you have lived here for many, many years and you have not been in Italy for many months or years, of course you are no different from any other or pretty showing national living in the UK, so that is the discrimination that only because your Italians you are see as risk a danger.

How hurtful Istan.

Well, it does.

It does, does her time to say And that's where we are particularly close to our citizens.

Ambassador from Greta.

Thank you very much.