The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued a recommendation to avoid traveling to Italy unless absolutely necessary.
Italy is currently in the grip of the worst coronavirus outbreak outside China, with over 7,000 cases confirmed and no fewer than 463 deaths so far.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has ordered the entire country to be put in lockdown and asked people to not leave their houses unless strictly necessary.
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