Coronavirus in Italy
18 May is a key date in Italy's Phase Two in the coronavirus emergency plan.
Italy takes another significant step in restarting its economy after more than two months of covid-19 lockdown, with the reopening of restaura...
Italy to allow free movement across its regions and unrestricted travel to and from EU countries.
The Italian government has approved a decree allowing unrestricted travel to and from EU countries from 3 June, without q...
Italy cancels Siena Palio for first time since world war two.
The Palio di Siena, Italy's historic horse race, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
The bareback race, which tak...
Vatican to introduce temperature checks for public liturgies at St Peter's.
St Peter's Basilica is to reopen to the public on Monday 18 May, following a two-month closure, after undergoing an intensive sanification prog...
Social distancing will be key issue when Italy's beaches open for summer season.
Italy's beaches will be permitted to open this summer but under strict regulations to minimise the risk of coronavirus contagion, accordin...
Advance bookings and masks to be obligatory in Italy's hairdressers, barbers and beauticians which are set to reopen next week.
A set of guidelines outlining health precautions for Italy's hairdressers, barbers and beau...
Conte says Italy will not accept bilateral tourism pacts among EU states
Italian premier Giuseppe Conte has said that European Union states must not forge tourist pacts between themselves during the coronavirus crisis....
Italy to grant temporary status to undocumented migrants, especially in agricultural sector.
The Italian government has approved a €55 billion stimulus package to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis by...
Churches in Italy to reopen for public Mass on 18 May.
The Italian army has been drafted in to sanitise Catholic churches in Rome ahead of Monday 18 May when the faithful will once again be able to attend Mass following...
Italy discusses lifting of ban on meeting friends and visiting second homes.
The Italian government is evaluating the possibility of allowing people to go to second homes, provided they are in the same region as their...
Italy to give regions the power to roll back coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
Italy's regional authorities will have the power to emerge from the nationwide coronavirus restrictions from Monday 18 May, paving the way...
Conte stresses that Italians will be able to take summer holidays in Italy.
Italian premier Giuseppe Conte has once again stated that Italians will be able to go on holiday this summer and that "the beauty of Italy will...
As we recently embarked on the long-awaited phase 2 and are ready to go back to ‘normal’, it is essential to remember that Italy is not out of the woods yet.
Precautions will continue to be a part of the daily life for...
Catholic Church and state agree on date for return to Mass for the public.
Italy is to lift the ban on public Masses from 18 May as part of an agreement to allow the faithful to attend liturgical celebrations following...
Conte encourages Italians to take their summer vacation in Italy.
Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte told newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano on 6 May that Italians would be able to go on holiday this summer as the coronavirus em...
Tailbacks outside McDrives in towns around Rome as Italy eases lockdown.
McDonald's in Rome. The capital witnessed the phenomenon of major traffic jams outside McDrive outlets in the city suburbs and the greater Rome ar...
Italy's health ministry issues public transport guidelines as country eases lockdown restrictions.
With Italy now in Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency, a greater number of people are getting around by public transp...
Italy's tourism industry devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
The covid-19 crisis is threatening the survival of more than 40,000 companies and 184,000 jobs in Italy's tourism industry, according to a report by Rome-...
Young fox discovered by passerby in Villa Pamphilj on first day after lockdown.
A fox cub was found seriously injured by a visitor to Villa Pamphilj, Rome's largest park, on 4 May, reports Italian newspaper La Repubblic...
Vatican postpones swearing-in ceremony of Swiss Guards until October.
Like Italy, the Vatican also enters its own Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency with the Swiss Guards on duty now wearing face masks for the first...
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