▁ 2 1 ▁to ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁saw ▁daily ▁increases ▁of ▁ 5 6 7 %, ▁ 2 9 5 % ▁and ▁ 9 0 % ▁respectively ). ▁A ▁week ▁later ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁increase ▁of ▁cases ▁in ▁Italy ▁was ▁significantly ▁reduced ▁( the ▁period ▁from ▁ 2 9 ▁February ▁to ▁ 4 ▁March ▁saw ▁daily ▁increases ▁of ▁ 2 7 %, ▁ 5 0 %, ▁ 2 0 %, ▁ 2 3 % ▁and ▁ 2 3 %). ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁a ▁much ▁wider ▁region ▁of ▁Northern ▁Italy ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁quar antine ▁restrictions , ▁involving ▁around ▁ 1 6 ▁million ▁people . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁quar antine ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Italy , ▁effective ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁placing ▁roughly ▁ 6 0 ▁million ▁people ▁under ▁quar antine . ▁ ▁A ▁team ▁of ▁Chinese ▁exper ts , ▁together ▁with ▁some ▁ 3 1 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁supplies , ▁arrived ▁in ▁Rome ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁to ▁help ▁Italy ▁fight ▁the ▁virus . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Russia ▁sent ▁nine ▁I ly ush in ▁ 7 6 ▁plan es ▁with ▁expert ▁v iro log ists , ▁ep ide mi olog ists , ▁medical ▁equipment ▁and ▁ph arma ce ut ical s ▁in ▁a ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁operation ▁that ▁Italian ▁media ▁dub bed ▁" From ▁Russia