Coronavirus: Foreign Office advice over Italy confuses British holidaymakers

FCO updates advice after saying travel to Lombardy largely safe despite mass quarantine

• Leaked plan to quarantine 16m Italians sparks chaos

The Foreign Office faced a backlash on Sunday over its lack of clear advice for British people with holidays booked in northern Italy and those currently in quarantine as a result of the region's escalating coronavirus crisis.

Hours after a decree was approved to lock down the Lombardy region, the department was still advising that it was safe to travel anywhere in Italy except for 11 towns where the outbreak originated.