Coronavirus in Italy
New form required for going outside as Italy relaxes lockdown in Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency.
As Italy begins to relax its coronavirus lockdown on 4 May, easing certain restrictions in place nationwide since...
Lockdown Rome has been enveloped in a soundtrack that many of us will not notice until it is gone.
As Rome prepares to emerge slowly from its slumber on 4 May, the newly-found sounds of lockdown will be left behind, imm...
"Mixed teaching" proposal by Italy's education minister causes controversy among parents.
Italy's education minister Lucia Azzolina has proposed dividing school classes in half from September to reduce numbers in line w...
Rome's parks and villas will begin to reopen from 4 May.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has said that the city's parks will reopen gradually from 4 May but with social distancing measures in place.
Walks will be allowed b...
Rome eateries reopen for take-away food and drink on 4 May.
Rome's bars and restaurants will reopen for take-away service on Monday 4 May as part of Italy's Phase Two period in the coronavirus emergency.
The easing o...
Fiumicino airport debuts portable thermoscanner to test passengers and staff.
Rome's Fiumicino international airport has become the first airport in Europe to introduce a portable thermoscanner, known as the Smart Helme...
Taking public transport in Rome during Phase Two of covid-19 crisis.
Rome's public transport network is preparing for Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency which begins on 4 May, when Italy begins to ease the nationwid...
Antonio Barreca, one of the key figures in Italy's travel and tourism industry, talks to Wanted in Rome about what challenges the country's tourism faces as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.
by Marco Venturini
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Gradual reopening of Rome's parks in Phase Two of coronavirus emergency.
Rome will begin reopening its parks from 4 May, the first day of the so-called Phase Two in Italy's coronavirus emergency, reports Italian news ag...
Rome hotel association paints bleak picture for year ahead.
"The hotel sector in Rome is losing €100 million a month, so we have already lost over €200 million. We currently have 97 per cent of hotels closed. Despite no...
Rome's Concertone del Primo Maggio moves to digital format in 2020.
Italy celebrates Labour Day - known as the Festa dei Lavoratori or Festa del Lavoro - with a nationwide public holiday on Friday 1 May.
The holiday...
Babingtons Tea Room launches the campaign A Capriccio for Alex.
A month after losing their cousin Alessandro to covid-19, the owners of the Babingtons Tea Room, Rory Bruce and Chiara Bedini, have decided to donate all p...
How has the lockdown hit small businesses in Rome and what help would they like to see. We've talked to several entrepreneurs about their worries and their hopes for the future.
by Marco Venturini
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Italy's empty restaurants to hold a flash mob protest tonight.
At least three out of 10 Roman restaurants risk not reopening after Italy lifts its lockdown measures, according to a report by CNA, the national confederat...
Conte's office has promised bishops a solution to the ban on public Masses.
Italy’s bishops have issued a sharply-worded statement criticising the Italian government for not lifting the ban on public Masses, as part of...
Conte unveils Phase Two plan as Italy prepares to exit lockdown.
Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte has unveiled details of Italy's Phase Two plan in the coronavirus emergency, outlining the gradual loosening of the...
Italy's manufacturing industry to get back to work on 4 May.
Italy's schools will reopen in September, prime minister Giuseppe Conte said in an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica, but added that expert studi...
Rome's rose garden remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.Rome has cancelled the Premio Roma 2020, its prestigious international competition for the most beautiful rose in the capital, held each year at the city'...
Italy set to loosen coronavirus restrictions as it enters post-lockdown Phase Two.
As Italy prepares to unveil its Phase Two plan, the post-lockdown period of "co-existing" with the coronavirus, the country is set to re...
As of now, the road ahead is still long in Italy.
With one-third of world's population under lockdown and countries trying to get out of this health emergency as efficiently as possible, taking a cruise in the Mediterra...
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Join Club Tutti Expats & Locals of Roma (https://www.meetup.com/clubtuttiroma) for a delightful aperitif which will be held on Friday April 26th at 6:30 PM at the organic restauran...
