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Lockdowns, sweeping restrictions take hold across Europe

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Rome | European nations have enacted sweeping restrictions on citizens' freedom to move around and socialise to combat the coronavirus outbreak, leaving shops shuttered, travel plans scrapped and streets empty.

Late on Saturday (Sunday AEDT), France became the latest European country to shut down all non-essential businesses that serve the public to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

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