A person wearing a face mask walks in downtown past closed shops in Genoa. EPA
A woman crosses a nearly empty Duomo square in downtown Milan, Italy. AP Photo
An empty tramway runs in Milan as Italy shut all stores except for pharmacies and food shops in a desperate bid to halt the spread of a coronavirus. AFP
A view of a deserted street in downtown Milan. AP Photo
A man sits in downtown Milan. AP Photo
A poster reading "Coronavirus, let's stop it together" is pictured on Piazza Gae Aulenti in Milan. AFP
People go about Piazza Gae Aulenti in Milan. AFP
Diaz square is deserted and shops are closed in Milan. EPA
Shops are closed during the coronavirus emergency lockdown in Milan. EPA
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is nearly deserted with shops closed during the coronavirus emergency lockdown in Milan. EPA
A deserted Via del Quirinale in early Thursday morning in Rome. EPA
A deserted Campo de Fiori market during the coronavirus emergency lockdown. EPA
A pigeon ambles next to the iconic Fontana di Trevi in Rome. EPA
A view of the deserted Spanish Steps and Piazza Spagna in Rome. EPA
A man pushes a pram as he walks along the Foro Traiano Roman ruins in Rome. AFP
Residents walk their dog in Rome's Prati district. AFP
Corso Vittorio Emanuele is deserted during the Coronavirus emergency lockdown. EPA
A general view shows a deserted Porta Nuova district in Milan. AFP
A resident waits in line to buy bread at a bakery in Rome's Monteverde Vecchio district. AFP
A pharmacist approaches the entrance gate of the drugstore during the national coronavirus emergency lockdown, in Genoa. EPA
A person wearing a face mask walks in downtown past closed shops in Genoa. EPA
A woman crosses a nearly empty Duomo square in downtown Milan, Italy. AP Photo
An empty tramway runs in Milan as Italy shut all stores except for pharmacies and food shops in a desperate bid to halt the spread of a coronavirus. AFP
A view of a deserted street in downtown Milan. AP Photo
A man sits in downtown Milan. AP Photo
A poster reading "Coronavirus, let's stop it together" is pictured on Piazza Gae Aulenti in Milan. AFP
People go about Piazza Gae Aulenti in Milan. AFP
Diaz square is deserted and shops are closed in Milan. EPA
Shops are closed during the coronavirus emergency lockdown in Milan. EPA
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is nearly deserted with shops closed during the coronavirus emergency lockdown in Milan. EPA
A deserted Via del Quirinale in early Thursday morning in Rome. EPA
A deserted Campo de Fiori market during the coronavirus emergency lockdown. EPA
A pigeon ambles next to the iconic Fontana di Trevi in Rome. EPA
A view of the deserted Spanish Steps and Piazza Spagna in Rome. EPA
A man pushes a pram as he walks along the Foro Traiano Roman ruins in Rome. AFP
Residents walk their dog in Rome's Prati district. AFP
Corso Vittorio Emanuele is deserted during the Coronavirus emergency lockdown. EPA
A general view shows a deserted Porta Nuova district in Milan. AFP
A resident waits in line to buy bread at a bakery in Rome's Monteverde Vecchio district. AFP
A pharmacist approaches the entrance gate of the drugstore during the national coronavirus emergency lockdown, in Genoa. EPA
A person wearing a face mask walks in downtown past closed shops in Genoa. EPA
Stranded Lebanese students struggling under Italy's lockdown
Shut off from cash-strapped Beirut, the diaspora is trying to organise