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Italy Targets Milan, Turin in Clampdown to Slow Virus Surge

  • Lombardy, Piedmont labeled red zones, triggering tougher curbs
  • New tiered restrictions aimed at avoiding a national lockdown
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Italy targeted the financial capital of Milan and key industrial hubs in the north with a set of tough new restrictions, risking more damage to the country’s fragile economy in a bid to rein in the spread of the coronavirus.