Italy has placed four regions under partial lockdowns in an effort to curb the pandemic.
The 15-day lockdown bans travel outside hometowns, except for work or health reasons, and closes non-essential businesses.
The country is trying to avoid having another nationwide shutdown in order to protect the economy, but it also just hit an all-time high of single-day infections.
More than a fourth of the 40-thousand cases came from one of the regions now under partial lockdown.
