COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, COVID-19 outbreak in Italy.
The COVID-19 pandemic first spread to Italy on 31 January 2020, when two Chinese tourists tested positive for the disease in Rome.
In less than a month, Lombardy recorded its first 50,000 confirmed cases.
The nationwide lockdown had significant cultural and societal impacts with the closing of schools, universities, restaurants, and all non-essential retail businesses.
As a response, the Italian government imposed a series of interventions, such as testing, social distancing and self-isolation.
Italy was the first European country to impose nationwide restrictions.
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