On Wednesday, 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus a global pandemic. On the same date – following the initial decrees issued to face the escalation of the Covid-19 emergency, which provided for limits only to certain activities and to certain areas of the country – the Italian Government issued the 11 March 2020 Law Decree (the "Lockdown Decree") providing for a shutdown of many activities and several limits to others on the whole Italian territory.
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