: Earthquake hits Italy as â€˜residents on Coronavirus lockdown are rocked by tremor #WorldNEWS #News ITALY has been hit by an earthquake as the country desperately fights to contain the coronavirus.

Earthquake hits Italy as â€˜residents on Coronavirus lockdown are rocked by tremor #WorldNEWS #News
ITALY has been hit by an earthquake as the country desperately fights to contain the coronavirus.
The tremor struck around a mile north of Camaiore in Versilia, near the coast in the Tuscany region.
Getty Images - Getty The quake’s struck the area near Versilia in Tuscany[/caption]

It was recorded by the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology at 2.17pm this afternoon.
The earthquake came as the country is in lockdown after more than 450 people have died from the coronavirus.
Local people reported feeling vibration and rumbling from the quake but as yet there are no reports of damage.
The local fire brigade reports that it received a flood of calls in the aftermath of the quake.
The quake’s epicenter was in the Lucca province of the region of Tuscany and a depth of around five miles, ANSAÃ‚Â reported.
Italy has the highest number of confirmed cases outside of China at 9,172 and its death toll stands at 463.
The whole of Italy has gone into lockdown sparking panic buying and reports of looting as hospitals are Ã¢Â€ÂœoverwhelmedÃ¢Â€?.
The desperate bid to halt theÃ‚Â coronavirus was announced last night, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte extended a lockdown area already covering much of the north to cover the whole country.

The move will see all public events banned, cinemas, gyms and pubs closed, funerals and weddings cancelled and sporting matches including Serie A games suspended.
Mr Conte said people would only be allowed to travel for work or family emergencies.
He said the drastic measures had been introduced because the country had “no time left”.
The streets of Milan were eerily empty today after the lockdownReuters