The foreign ministry is calling for dual Taiwanese-Italian nationals living in Italy to comply with the lockdown regulations that went into force Tuesday.

The country has been especially hard hit by the global COVID-19 outbreak, recording 9,200 cases and 460 deaths as of Tuesday. The country has been shut down in an effort to contain the outbreak.

The foreign ministry says that Taiwanese visitors to Italy may leave the country, but that Taiwanese people who are legal residents in Italy or hold Italian nationality must remain in the country and follow local laws. The ministry says only those who relinquish their residency status will be allowed to leave Italy.