Premier Giuseppe Conte told La
Stampa Monday that "everyone's efforts are needed (in the
coronavirus crisis) and the survival of the social and economic
fabric of our country is at stake".
He said the government's decision to close non-essential
industrial activities and step up a nationwide lockdown had been
"well thought out".
The next few weeks will be "very challenging and crucial", he
said.
"Today we are distributing four million face masks," Conte
added, saying he was in touch with the centre-right opposition
on all the government's moves.
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