More than 110,328 people in total have died of the coronavirus in Italy, and there have been 3.6 million confirmed infections.
Under the new lockdown measures, all non-essential shops are closed and cafes and restaurants are running a takeaway-only service.
Red zone restrictions normally mean all non-essential travel is banned, but over the Easter weekend an exception is being made to allow people to visit friends and relatives within their regions for a holiday meal./bbc
The Italian government also announced it was placing 70,000 extra police officers on surveillance nationwide, in order to enforce the lockdown rules.