the first thing they checked for is oh, my gosh, if that's been sitting outside in rainy, cold piacenzat 23 years, what condition will be it? but it's actually in good condition which indicates it was probably taken away and then returned. >> reporter: investigators plan to do more tests on this klimt which is actually two portraits, one painted on top of another, the uniqueness which helped prove it was the real thing. klimt worked mostly in vienna in the early 1900s. he may be best known for "the kiss." and as morley safer noted in 2008, his seductive portraits of sociali socialites. >> they're slender and elegant creatures. >> who happen to have no clothes on? >> just an acciden >> reporter: liz lev told us you've probably seen, worn, or sipped from a klimt patterned something. >> you'll see this beautiful umbrella. what a beautiful pattern. it's klimt. you'll be looking at someone's golden scarf, oh, that's pretty. oh, it's klimt. he is everywhere. >> reporter: the recovered masterpiece is under lock and key, for now hidden away with its secrets. how is it in such good shape? and wh

but first, let's speak to bethany bell, in the italian city of piacenza, southeast of milan.st a few short distance away from those exclusion zones, towns which have been cordoned off by the authorities to prevent anyone leaving or entering. we tried to go there this morning, we were told we had to leave very quickly. the italian government has still not managed to identify the individual that sparked this outbreak, and it is working very hard to try and do that. in the meantime here, though, fears are growing about possible contagion. people have been stockpiling food, if you go into supermarkets here, you see lots of empty shelves, schools are shut, universities are shut, and the italian prime minister, giuseppe co nte, italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, is urging people not to panic, but there is a big sense of insecurity as people wonder how long the situation is going to go on for. today and tomorrow should have been the climax of venice's carnival, but there celebrations have been stopped, football matches have been stopped, football matches have been stopped, peop

our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. 0ur correspondent bethany bell is in the italian city of piacenzaainment zone. she explained more about the measures in place. well, these towns that have been put into quarantine, that affects around 50,000 people who have been asked to stay at home, to not move away in order to try to contain the spread of the virus. you know, it is also life outside those zones has been affected as well. schools have been closed, universities are closed, museums are closed, some major sporting events have been shut down. today, of course, is mardi gras, what should be the climax of venice's famous carnival. those celebrations had been cancelled in an attempt to try to stem the spread of the virus. that containment effort, obviously a massive effort. talk to us about the wider economic impact for italy. yes, it puts people into a very strange situation here. of course, life has to try to go on, people are having to cope with their everyday life. it is very interesting when you talk to people, some people say these are very important measures, perhaps the governmen

in a moment, we'll speak to bethany bell, who's in the italian city of piacenza.r correspondent, jenny hill, who's in tokyo. jenny, what's the latest? well, this virus has now spread to 29 countries outside of china. the world health organization are particularly concerned about soaring numbers in italy, iran and in particular south korea, where the number of people infected with the virus is gone from somewhere around 30 to around 800 in the space of less tha n 30 to around 800 in the space of less than a week. you'll have seen the pictures of cities and in lockdown, people queueing to try to buy facemasks to protect themselves. it's the merge this morning a member of korean airlines cabin crew has now tested positive for the virus —— emerged. more than half the cases in south korea are linked to a religious sect and authorities have said they are going to be testing some 200,000 members of that group. all of this is being watched with considerable alarm in tokyo and that's because the authorities say they are seeing a rise in the number of cases. it's reported t

bethany bell is just outside the lockdown area — in a town called piacenza.a lot of the cafes and restaurant owners that we have spoken to here say they are worried about the impact on their business. very few people out and about, and in some areas come a bit closer to the exclusion zone, the cafes and restaurants are completely shut. from italy, to south korea which has the largest number of infections outside of china — more than 830. most of those cases are linked to a religious group in the city of daegu. this was the scene on monday morning outside a supermarket there. hundreds of people linining up to buy surgical masks and supplies. laura bicker has been in daegu over the weekend — here she explains how technology's been used to restrict the virus. alarm blares. they are using your phone to locate where you are coming then where you are and then they will send you an emergency alert if you're anywhere near where a confirmed coronavirus patient has been. let's shift to the middle east. there are also new infections and deaths in the middle east. oman,

bethany bell is in the italian city of piacenza. hello to you. what is happening with the numbers? quarantine, that affects around 50,000 people who had been asked to stay at home, to not me the way in order to try to contain the spread of the virus. you know, it is also life outside those zones which have been affected as well. schools have been closed, universities are closed, museums are closed by some major sporting events have been shut down. today is mardi gras, what should be the climax of venice's famous carnival. no celebrations had been cancelled in an attempt to try to stem the spread of the virus. that containment effort, obviously a massive effort. talk to us about the wider economic impact for italy. it puts people into a very strange situation here. life has to try to go on, people are having to cope with everyday life. it is very interesting but then you talk to people, some people say these are very important measures. perhaps the government didn't act quickly enough and we need to try to stop the disease spreading. 0thers ta ke stop the disease spreading. 0thers t

coronavirus before it becomes a global pandemic. 0ur correspondent, bethany bell is just outside piacenzahern italy, just a0 miles away from milan, where towns are currently on lockdown. bethany, what's the latest there? we are actually in a little place on the edge of the exclusion zone. we drove up to the checkpoint, the police sent us back, but there is a sense that they are very strictly controlling people coming in and coming out, they are not allowed to do that unless they have special permission. there is a sense here of anxiety and people have been buying up anxiety and people have been buying up food and supermarkets even in places outside the exclusion zone. the bbc has spoken by telephone to people living inside and their fear is growing, particularly when it comes to fresh supplies of food. italy's prime minister giuseppe co nte italy's prime minister giuseppe conte has urged people not to panic people here say this is a very strange situation with children not being able to go to school, universities shut, with museums closed and with all the sporting events and things like t

get the latest on the coronavirus outbreaks from around the globe now — from the italian city of piacenzah korea, and the chinese capital, beijing. iamjusta i am just a few short distances away from those exclusion zones. towns which have been cordoned off by the authorities to prevent anyone leaving or entering. we tried to go there this morning, we were told we had to leave quickly. the italian government has still not managed to identify the individual that sparked this outbreak and it's working very ha rd to this outbreak and it's working very hard to try and do that. in the meantime, here fears are growing about possible contagion. people have been stockpiling food if you go into supermarkets here, you see lots of empty shelves, schools are shut, universities are shut and the italian prime minister is urging people not to panic but there is a big sense of insecurity as people wonder how long the situation is going to go on for. today and tomorrow should have been the climax of the venice's carnival but those celebrations have been stopped. football matches have been stopped, people h