Italy has strengthened up its quarantine rules, shutting all commercial activities except for pharmacies, food shops, gas stations, tobacco stores and news kiosks. Getty Images
Italy has strengthened up its quarantine rules, shutting all commercial activities except for pharmacies, food shops, gas stations, tobacco stores and news kiosks. Getty Images

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Pandemic requires urgent action from world leaders

In some countries, authorities have been unable or unwilling to curb the spread of the coronavirus

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