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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by sveme on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @03:26AM (#22421370)
The Milan fashion show was basically cancelled and whole cities in Italy have been cordoned off under the threat of military action if the quarantine isn't followed.

>Will the governments ban conventions? Close restaurants and bars? Shut down shopping malls?

So Yes.

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @07:41AM (#22422396)
I've had a dig around the BBC News website and despite Italy being the lead story, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51638095, quarantine and control of population movement doesn't get any 'column inches' - all they do say is borders aren't closing.

I'd guess the UK government have told them not to report quarantine in order to keep the UK population calmer.

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