The 56 Italian citizens who arrived home on Monday aboard a flight fro the Chinese city of Wuhan - epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak - are now in quarantine at the Cecchignola military zone in south Rome.
The Italians will be held at Cecchignola for two weeks and none has so far shown any coronavirus symptoms such as fever or a cough, Adnkronos has learned.
The Italians arrived at Pratica di Mare military airport aboard a military plane and underwent initial screening for the coronavirus at the airport.
There are more than 17,000 confirmed cases of the virus in China, which has killed some 361 people there since the outbreak began in mid-December.
Outside China, there are more than 150 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and one death (in the Philippines). Cases of the virus have been reported in 24 countries other than China.
There have been two confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Italy to date - a Chinese tourist couple currently receiving treatment at Rome's Spallanzani military hospital near the Colosseum.
