Referring to his country as “Italy, protected zone,” Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said classifications between levels of threat in different regions and provinces would be replaced by a blanket restriction on nonessential movement across the country of 60 million people.

The latest: The Italian authorities said that 1,598 more people had contracted the virus, and that there were 97 more deaths since Sunday. Italy now has 9,172 confirmed cases, making it the site of the largest outbreak outside China. We have live updates and a map of where the virus has spread.

Xi Jinping: China’s leader visited Wuhan this morning for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak erupted there. His visit to the city, which was closed off in late January, sends a powerful signal that the Chinese government believes the worst of its national emergency is over.

Opinion: An author in Milan observes that a sense of indignation over travel restrictions has morphed into a dawning sense of community awareness. “Perhaps we will even have to get to know each other, albeit without shaking hands,” he writes.