Coronavirus patients lie face down, hooked up to machines and cared for by medics in full protective suits in Italy – where a doctor likens the deadly outbreak to war.Another 97 people were killed by the virus there yesterday, bringing the death toll to 463 as the number infected jumped to 9,172.The whole country will today be locked down as the quarantine of 16 million people in the north is extended to the whole of Italy.Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said movement will be restricted throughout the country and that people should not travel except for work and emergencies.All public gatherings there were banned and sport at all levels suspended until at least April, including Serie A matches.There were warnings it could be a taste of things
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