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Rome mayor calls for greater checks on those arriving into capital's train stations.
Payment will no longer be required for parking in Rome's 'strisce blu' - the city's blue-striped parking spaces which are normally sub...
Covid-2 hospital opens at Rome's Columbus hospital on 17 March.Rome has converted the small, private Columbus hospital into 'Covid-2', a centre for treating Coronavirus patients, the first of whom entered the new comple...
No more 24-hour food shopping in Rome.All food shops and supermarkets in Rome and across the Lazio region now have shorter opening hours, following an agreement reached between trade unions and regional authorities, repo...
A visual celebration of Italy's beauty, with uplifting message, goes viral.
Acclaimed Italian videomaker Oliver Astrologo released a new video on 17 March, the anniversary of the unification of Italy, to remind Italians...
Italy's Coronavirus outbreak led to relocation of Tom Cruise blockbuster to England.
Mission: Impossible 7 and its Hollywood star Tom Cruise have said 'arrivederci' to Italy and relocated to the UK, reports the British...
Italy's Irish residents mark St Patrick's Day with balcony singsongs and online parties.
With Italy currently in lockdown due to the escalating Coronavirus crisis, this year on 17 March Italy's Irish residents will be s...
Life in lockdown Italy: quarantined Romans take to their balconies to sing to toddler.
Italy is in total shutdown, as part of efforts to contain the Coronavirus, meaning that birthday parties - even for the smallest amo...
Free taxis in Rome for Doctors fighting Coronavirus
On 14 March, Italians stood on their balconies and applauded Italy’s doctors, nurses and medical professionals. Italians honoured the brave men and women, who continu...
Italian premier says it is time for sacrifices and responsibility.Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte has said that the Coronavirus is the biggest emergency to face the country since world war two, appealing to Italian...
Pontiff visited two Rome churches to pray for the Coronavirus to end.
Pope Francis left the Vatican on Sunday afternoon for a surprise visit to two Rome churches to pray for the end of the Coronavirus pandemic that has...
Rome mayor calls on city's residents to respect quarantine rules."From what we have seen, and based on our experience, there are still too many people on the streets."
This is the opinion of two Chinese doctors, part of...
Quarantined Italians unite in music from their balconies as Italy rediscovers the sound of church bells.
Rome. Last night the bells at the Basilica of S. Maria in Trastevere rang out for a full 10 minutes in an expressi...
If you are one of the brave souls leaving your home for a quick errand, there are a couple of things that you need to know.
Since Italian premier Giuseppe Conte announced Italy’s nationwide shutdown, I have been inside...
Italians take to their balconies at midday to honour their doctors, nurses and healthcare workers battling the country's Coronavirus emergency.
Italy's impromptu singalongs are making world headlines as quarantined Ital...
Pope Francis urges priests not to abandon faithful in time of crisis.
Rome’s parish churches have reopened to the faithful for private prayer after being closed for less than a day.
Every church in the Diocese of Rom...
Trains in Lazio Region to follow summer timetable.
Rome's metro, buses and trams will cease operating each night at 21.00 - beginning on 14 March - as part of nationwide efforts to limit the spread of the escalating Cor...
Rome closes parks, villas and playgrounds as Italy battles Coronavirus.Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has ordered the immediate closure of all parks, villas and public playgrounds to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.
Th...
Singing from the balcony: life in lockdown Italy.Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has extended a most unusual invitation to Romans, calling on them to open their windows or step out onto their balconies for a singsong, at 18.00...
China sends medical experts and hospital equipment to help in Italy's Coronavirus emergency.A team of top Chinese doctors landed in Rome last night as part of China's effort to help Italy tackle the country's escalating...
My dad tapped his fingers, on the steering wheel, to the beat of some heavy metal song. My mom sat in the seat behind me, ranting about me making friends on the plane and sticking with them while abroad.
Meanwhile, I...
Vicar of Rome orders closure of Rome's churches until 3 April.
All Catholic churches in Rome have been closed to the faithful until 3 April, in line with Italy's total shutdown as the country battles a worsening Coronav...
Rome closes Ciampino airport as Italy goes into total shutdown.Italy has shut down Rome's Ciampino airport, home to several low-cost airlines, as well as the main terminal at Fiumicino, the capital's main airport.
The d...
This period of quarantine is also an opportunity to reflect on Rome, a city whose beauty and magic are sometimes taken for granted by its residents.The news is all over the world. Italy is in total shutdown. The move is...
Italy orders total shutdown as country battles worsening Coronavirus crisis.Italy has taken even more drastic measures in its battle against Coronavirus by putting the entire country into total shutdown until 25 March....
Trevi Fountain is off limits as Italy battles Coronavirus.Rome's Trevi Fountain has been closed off to the public as part of the nationwide lockdown measures due to Italy's Coronavirus outbreak.The Colosseum, the Pantheo...
Vatican City seals off St Peter's as Italy battles Covid-19 outbreak.The Vatican has sealed off St Peter's Square, closing St Peter's Basilica to tourists and faithful until at least 3 April, to avoid the spread of Coron...
Travel is severely limited across Italy as the country goes into lockdown.Italy is battling the ongoing Coronavirus by introducing nationwide emergency measures as the whole country goes into lockdown from 10 March until...
Doctors on the front line share what it’s like working in hospitals hit by the coronavirus epidemic. In an effort to express the severity of the situation one doctor in Bergamo took to social media, warning against comp...
British nationals in Italy can still leave without restrictions.
Britain's Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has updated its travel advice and now advises against all non-essential travel to Italy, due to the ongo...
Italy extends quarantine zone to cover entire country.Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte has announced that the entire country is to go into quarantine, as part of emergency measures aimed at halting the spread of Ita...
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