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Despite significant efforts to contain the virus, the number of cases outside Asia have shot up over the past week, with Italy currently experiencing the largest outbreak outside of Asia. People wearing protective masks in Venice, Italy, on February 23, 2020. (NurPhoto via

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BY TAMARA HARDINGHAM-GILL | CNN The novel coronavirus may have originated in Wuhan, China, but it’s since spread to more than 30 countries

across the world.

Despite significant efforts to contain the virus, the number of cases outside Asia have shot up over the past week, with Italy currently experiencing the largest outbreak

in Europe.

During a press briefing on Tuesday, Angelo Borrelli, head of the country’s Civil Protection agency, confirmed that seven people have died and at least 283 have been infected with coronavirus in Italy. According to Borrelli, there are 212 cases in the northern Italian region of Lombardy and 38 in neighboring Veneto. There is one case in Sicily, the first occurrence of the virus in southern Italy. “We still cannot identify patient zero, so it’s difficult to forecast possible new cases,” Borrelli said at another news conference on Sunday. The Italian government has taken “extraordinary measures” in a bid to control the outbreak, including a ban on public events in at least 10 municipalities and suspending the Venice Carnival. These recent developments have left those preparing to visit the country with many questions. So is it still safe for travelers to visit Italy? GOVERNMENT PRECAUTIONS At Monday’s press conference, Borrelli said it remains safe to travel to Italy, because the outbreak remains in a contained area and has not spread outside of it. However, the towns of Codogno, Castiglione d’Adda, Casalpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo and San Fiorano in Lombardy and Vo’ Euganeo in Veneto

are under lockdown.

People are banned from leaving or entering the affected areas without authorization. As a result, around 100,000 people in the affected areas of Lombardy and Veneto are facing travel and other restrictions. Meanwhile Italy’s Health Minister Roberto Speranza also announced the closure of public buildings and limited transport in these zones. “We are asking basically that everyone who has come from areas stricken by the epidemic to remain under a mandatory house stay,” Speranza said at a Saturday press conference. As a result, Italy’s top soccer league, Serie A, canceled at least three games scheduled to be played in Lombardy and Veneto regions. While areas outside of the “hotpots,” such as Florence and Milan, are deemed safe to visit, at least two of the Veneto region’s 38 cases occurred in the popular tourist destination of Venice. As a result, Venice Carnival has also been suspended, while museums and cinemas have been shut. Luca Zaia, the governor of the Veneto region, has confirmed a ban on public and private meetings, along with the closure of schools, universities and museums in the region. “We ask for the cooperation of all citizens. It’s not an easy moment. But, with the data we have today, we can still hope to limit the contagion,” he said. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters Monday that a “not entirely proper” management of a hospital in northern Italy contributed to the spread of the virus in the country. WHAT DO THE AUTHORITIES SAY? The US State Department

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urged its citizens to “follow Italian health official guidance and avoid government-designated affected areas.” Any travelers who are currently in these particular areas of Lombardy and Veneto are urged to follow the instructions of local authorities. But while governments are “monitoring” the situation, travelers have not been advised against travel to Italy. The UK Department of Health has released a new travel advisory saying that travelers returning from northern Italy should self-isolate if they display flu-life symptoms. Meanwhile Austria has suspended train services going in and out of Italy, and the country’s interior minister, Karl Nehammer, says officials are considering introducing border controls with the country as a precaution. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also issued new travel advisories for Italy,

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with Iran, urging visitors to “avoid contact with sick people” and practice good hand hygiene. The countries are currently at CDC’s Alert Level 2, while South Korea has been raised to Warning Level 3. The developments in Italy, along with South Korea, where cases have surged past 970 in the last few days, has increased fears of a spike outside mainland China. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern

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after an emergency committee reconvened on January 30 in Geneva. During a press conference last week, the organization’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has stressed that, while there’s still a chance of containing the virus outside China, “the window of opportunity is narrowing.” “Although the total number of cases outside China remains relatively small, we are concerned about the number of cases with no clear epidemiological link, such as travel history to China or contact with a confirmed case,” he said. HOW IS THE VIRUS BEING SPREAD?

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says Furuya.

While face masks are often suggested as appropriate defenses to help avoid infections, experts say vigorous hand washing offers better

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