245 million people are already under orders to stay at home, or facing such orders which come into effect later on Tuesday.
Almost two-thirds of states have issued directives for their citizens to stay put, while the remaining states have localised orders in effect.
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In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis, who has been reluctant to impose a state-wide order, said he would instruct people in four counties in the south - where more than half the state's cases of the virus exist - to stay at home. He said this would last until at least the middle of May.
Le mie cognate, tutta la famiglia di mia moglie se l è fatto il lockdown a casa. Non so quanto sia durato, non vi so dire sinceramente, ma non lungo come il nostro sicuramente.