Fiat Chrysler mentioned Wednesday it would "intensify measures" towards the unfold of the coronavirus in Italy, together with briefly closing crops there, the place the federal government has applied a nationwide quarantine.

The shutdowns are staggered by this week. They embody three days at three crops that produce Fiat and Alfa Romeo autos and two days at one other plant that assembles small Jeep and Fiat crossovers. Among the Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo merchandise are imported to the U.S.

The brand new measures come as Italy has 10,149 confirmed circumstances of the COVID-19 virus, based on Johns Hopkins College and Italy's civil safety company, and 631 deaths from the virus, up 168 from Monday.

Different introduced measures Wednesday by Fiat Chrysler embody further "intensive sanitation of labor and relaxation areas," a do business from home program for office-based workers and the...