https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Pope Francis proclaimed vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic in his Easter Sunday address and urged their swift rollout to the world's poorest countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20210404/pope-calls-for-a-quicker-vaccine-rollout-in-italys-easter-sunday-message Sun, 04 Apr 2021 15:51:29 +0200 pope-calls-for-a-quicker-vaccine-rollout-in-italys-easter-sunday-message The head of the European Commission vaccines task force, Thierry Breton, unveiled the first European "health passport" on Sunday, claiming he hopes Europe will have a summer season "comparable to last year". https://www.thelocal.it/20210328/eu-vaccine-chief-hopes-for-tourism-boost-as-he-unveils-covid-19-passport Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:35:17 +0200 eu-vaccine-chief-hopes-for-tourism-boost-as-he-unveils-covid-19-passport An updated vaccination plan for Italy is taking shape, as a new distribution scheme is to be revealed this weekend. Here's what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.it/20210310/covid-19-who-will-get-the-532000-new-doses-arriving-in-italy Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:56:23 +0100 covid-19-who-will-get-the-532000-new-doses-arriving-in-italy Italy has blocked a shipment to Australia of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine under an EU export ban, amid a row over supply shortfalls. https://www.thelocal.it/20210304/italy-blocks-export-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-doses-to-australia Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:34:21 +0100 italy-blocks-export-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-doses-to-australia Bologna is living up to its moniker, ‘la rossa’, as the city and the whole province turns red from Thursday March 4th. It joins a growing number of Italian towns and provinces that fall under differing rules aimed at halting the rising number of coronavirus cases. https://www.thelocal.it/20210304/covid-19-bologna-turns-red-as-whole-province-goes-into-lockdown-on-thursday Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:09:47 +0100 covid-19-bologna-turns-red-as-whole-province-goes-into-lockdown-on-thursday Ex-PM Matteo Renzi would like to see former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi become prime minister of Italy, a party source told Reuters on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210131/italys-renzi-wants-ex-ecbs-draghi-to-head-italy-government-source Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:58:26 +0100 italys-renzi-wants-ex-ecbs-draghi-to-head-italy-government-source The World Health Organization in Europe Wednesday urged families to wear face masks during this year's Christmas family gatherings, as it warned of a "further resurgence" of Covid-19 in early 2021. https://www.thelocal.it/20201216/who-warns-of-covid-19-resurgence-and-ask-families-to-wear-face-masks-during-christmas-celebrations Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:43:22 +0100 who-warns-of-covid-19-resurgence-and-ask-families-to-wear-face-masks-during-christmas-celebrations Which country in Europe has been the most accomplished at dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, according to the public? And life in which countries has changed the most? A new international survey sheds some light on how populations across Europe feel. https://www.thelocal.it/20200827/opinion-survey-which-countries-in-europe-have-done-the-best-job-in-handling-the-virus-crisis Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:21:20 +0200 opinion-survey-which-countries-in-europe-have-done-the-best-job-in-handling-the-virus-crisis Italy recorded more than 1,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the worst daily figure since lockdown was lifted in May, the health ministry reported on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200822/italy-registers-more-than-1000-new-covid-cases-in-a-day Sat, 22 Aug 2020 22:29:50 +0200 italy-registers-more-than-1000-new-covid-cases-in-a-day