2.6 Earthquake Hit Italy Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak 

A 2.6 magnitude earthquake struck Lucca province in Italy on Tuesday, even as the nation is under a ‘no exit no entrance order’ over the outbreak of coronavirus.

The Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said on Tuesday that the earth tremor was five miles deep but added that damages have not yet been ascertained.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte had given a directive that citizens should remain at home for now; the government’s decree also suspended civic and religious ceremonies in the nation.

The Diocese of Rome had also suspended all public Masses until April 3.

“The Church of Rome assumes an attitude of full responsibility towards the community in the awareness that protection from contagion requires even drastic measures, especially in interpersonal contact,” the church said.

Furthermore, about 463 Italians have died from the coronavirus outbreak, making it the worst hit after China.

The SARs-like virus which first broke in Wuhan China, has spread to about 80 countries, causing governments to place travel restrictions on its citizens.