Coronavirus in Italy
Record numbers of new covid cases and tests in Italy since start of pandemic.
Italy on Tuesday registered 78,313 new covid infections in the last 24 hours - up from 30,810 yesterday - in what are the highest daily figur...
Italian pharmacies under intense pressure to meet demand for covid tests over Christmas.
Italy's seven-day quarantine for fully vaccinated people who come into contact with a covid-positive person could be reduced, the...
Italian government bans public New Year events amid covid surge.
New Year's Eve in Italy will be a muted affair, for the second year in a row, due to restrictions aimed at stemming a rapid rise in new covid-19 infection...
Omicron soon to be "dominant variant" as Italy records highest daily number of covid infections since the start of the pandemic.
The Italian government has tightened its covid restrictions and Green Pass rules as new da...
Italy set to tighten covid restrictions as number of new infections soars.
Italy's health ministry on Thursday registered 44,595 new covid infections in the last 24 hours (up from 36,293 the day before) in what are the...
New Year plans cancelled in cities across Italy amid concerns over Omicron covid variant.
Florence has become the latest Italian city to cancel its New Year's Eve plans amid a sharp rise in new covid-19 infections in It...
Rome mask-wearing rules in force over Christmas and into the new year.
The governor of the central Lazio region around Rome, Nicola Zingaretti, has ordered the mandatory wearing of masks outdoors from 23 December until...
No Vax leader and nurse detained in Palermo.
Police in the Sicilian city of Palermo have arrested three people as part of an investigation into an alleged scam that involved a nurse pretending to administer covid vaccin...
Backlash on social media in Italy for 'Sì vax'
Three so-called celebrity virologists have raised eyebrows in Italy by singing a covid vaccine-inspired song called Sì, Sì vax to the tune of Jingle Bells.
The three med...
Italy sees increase in Omicron cases over weekend.
Italian premier Mario Draghi has convened a meeting with the government's covid 'control room', Palazzo Chigi announced, amid a rise in the number of cases of the highl...
Italy registers 28,632 new covid cases in 24 hours.
A sharp rise in new covid-19 infections in Italy the week before Christmas has led major cities including Rome and Naples to cancel New Year festivities.
On Friday...
Draghi says extending Italy's state of emergency was necessary to deal with situation.
Italian premier Mario Draghi said on Wednesday that Italy is facing into Christmas "more prepared and safer" than last year, largely...
All you need to know about Italy's latest travel restrictions.
Italy now requires quarantine for unvaccinated EU visitors.
All travellers to Italy from European Union countries must undergo a covid test before depart...
Mandatory vaccination included in Italy's 'Super Green Pass' decree.
The Italian government has made the covid vaccine obligatory for the nation's teachers, police officers and military, with the new rules coming into f...
Italian government extends emergency powers for three months.
The Italian government on Tuesday night extended the nation's emergency powers until 31 March 2022, amid a rise in covid-19 cases.
The state of emergency...
Italian regions open vaccine bookings for children.
Italy is to begin offering covid vaccines to children aged 5-11 from 16 December, with reservations already open in most regions around the country.
The moves comes...
CDC warns against travel to Italy.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added Italy to its highest-risk category in its latest travel advisory issued on 13 December.
The CDC has placed Italy in...
Biella dentist says he has received first dose of covid vaccine.
An Italian anti-vaxxer dentist who made news headlines around the world after he presented a fake silicone arm to dodge the covid vaccine says he has sinc...
Italy police carry out Green Pass checks on public transport commuters.
A bar in Rome has been closed for five days after police discovered that the owner and her staff did not have a covid Green Pass.
In addition to t...
Italy registers record 1.3 million Green Pass downloads in 24 hours.
The first fine in Rome for travelling on public transport without a Green Pass was handed to a commuter on Monday morning, the day Italy's new covid r...
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