Can I Do This? What’s Allowed and What’s Not in ‘Lockdown Italy’

(Bloomberg) -- Italy and its 60.4 million inhabitants are in near-total lockdown. But what does that actually mean?

As news of the government’s decision to expand strict containment rules to the entire country spread on Monday evening, Italians began wondering how their lives would change. Is it okay to go to work ? What about visiting elderly relatives and walking the dog?

People took to social media to share their interpretations, ask questions or just vent about an escalation of restrictions that has no recent precedent in the Western world. To answer the most frequent queries, the government published a handy guide. 

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