Irishman in Italy puts family into voluntary quarantine over coronavirus fears

An Irishman says he and his family put themselves into a voluntary quarantine in their Italian home before the Government introduced a coronavirus lockdown in parts of the country.

“So for the weekly shop in the local supermarket we thought let’s fill it up a bit more, so we got extra rice and pasta, the non-perishables.” Their motivation was to keep their children, aged three and four well, and he said: "The worst thing you can do is think everything is okay when it is not.“We know there is a 2-14 day incubation period so what we are going to do is sit it out for a minimum of 14 days if we have to, until the Government lift the ban.”

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