Italy Orders Halt To Almost All Industrial Production For Over A Two-Week Period

Italy plans to close all non-essential business activities in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the country, Bloomberg reports.

The move is also an effort to re-start the economy as soon as possible, according to the news outlet.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte reportedly said in a news conference Saturday that grocery stores and pharmacies would remain open as well as banks and post offices.

Read more at The Hill.

{Matzav.com}