On 22 February , the government announced a new decree imposing the quarantine of more than 50,000 people from 11 different municipalities in Northern Italy — the quarantine zones were called the Red Zones and the areas in Lombardy and Veneto outside of them were called the Yellow Zones .
By February 22 , 2020 , areas in Lombardy and Veneto regions , were designated as coronavirus Yellow Zones , while the quarantine zones were called Red Zones .