Leaked Coronavirus Plan Reveals br Northern Italy Quarantine of 16 Million People The region of Lombardy, including its br capital Milan, and 14 other provinces br will be on lockdown until April 3. Daily newspaper Corriere della Sera br leaked the news to the press on br Saturday afternoon. The plan was set in motion after Italy br experienced its highest 24-hour surge br in virus-related deaths, rising from 233 to 366. The northern region accounts for br 85 percent of the country’s cases br and more than 90 percent of its deaths. The leaked plan caused many citizens br to panic and attempt to flee the region.