My sister in law is in Italy, I texted her yesterday to see how it was going...this was her response:

Hi Lisa, things are rough! We are confined to our home...it already been 10 days and it's just getting worse by the day! I have never experienced anything like this in my life and don't know when we'll see the light! Please if you can just stay home.... it's the only way to stop this, everyone just needs to stay home! Love to all